title: Serotypes of verotoxin-producing (Shiga toxin-producing) Escherichia coli isolated from healthy sheep.
abstract: Using PCR techniques Shiga toxin-producing strains of Escherichia coli were isolated from the faeces of 45 out of 101 healthy sheep. These strains were serotyped and found to include O5:H-, O91:H- and O163:H19, which had previously been reported as being associated with human disease including haemolytic uraemic syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, Carlton South, Australia. kabsm@jolt.mpx.com.au
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Bettelheim
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Bensink
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Tambunan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D015139:Blotting, Southern / Q000662:veterinary; D002353:Carrier State / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel / Q000662:veterinary; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000662:veterinary; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D019081:O Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D011793:Queensland; D012703:Serotyping / Q000662:veterinary; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D022603:Shiga Toxins
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D019081:O Antigens; D022603:Shiga Toxins