Occurrence of non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in healthy cattle and goats and distribution of virulence genes among isolates

• Main Authors: Tayzar, A. C., Abdul Aziz, Saleha, Abdul Mutalib, Abdul Rahim, Marimuthu, Murugaiyah, Shah, Atta Hussain
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Academic Journals 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29850/1/29850.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29850/; http://www.academicjournals.org/journal/AJMR/article-abstract/2ABF95917095

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are receiving more attention mainly because they are zoonotic and food borne in nature. The objectives of the present study were to determine the occurrence of non-O157 Shiga toxin producing E. coli in cattle and goats and distribution of the virulence...