Escherichia coli O157:H7: distribution, molecular characterization, antimicrobial resistance patterns and source of contamination of sheep and goat carcasses at an export abattoir, Mojdo, Ethiopia
Abstract Background Cattle have been identified as a major reservoir of E. coli O157:H7 for human infection; the ecology of the organism in sheep and goats is less understood. This study was carried out to determine prevalence, source of infection, antibiotic resistance and molecular characterizatio...
Main Authors: | Solomon Abreham, Akafete Teklu, Eric Cox, Tesfaye Sisay Tessema |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-09-01
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Series: | BMC Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-019-1590-8 |
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