Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157: H7 from healthy dairy cattle in Mid-West Brazil: occurrence and molecular characterization

Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) serotype O157:H7 represents the major Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) strain related to large outbreaks and severe diseases such as hemorrhagic colitis (HC) and the potentially lethal hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). The aim of this study was to report...

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Main Authors: Edismauro G. Freitas Filho, Marcos R. A. Ferreira, Jefferson F. N. Pinto, Fabrício R. Conceição, Cecília N. Moreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA) 2014-01-01
Series:Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-736X2014000100004&lng=en&tlng=en