title: Potential effect of cattle diets on the transmission of pathogenic Escherichia coli to humans.
abstract: Grain feeding seems to promote the growth and acid resistance of Escherichia coli in fattening beef cattle, and acid-resistant E. coli are more likely to survive the human gastric stomach. When cattle were fed hay for only five days, the number and acid resistance of E. coli decreased dramatically.
authors.affiliation: Agricultural Research Service, USDA, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Diez-Gonzalez
authors.forename: G N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Jarvis
mesh_terms: D000143:Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002523:Edible Grain; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary; D019453:Escherichia coli O157 / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development*; D005744:Gastric Acid / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D006109:Poaceae; D013270:Stomach / Q000737:chemistry / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000143:Acids