Virulence properties and serotypes of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli from healthy Australian cattle.
The virulence properties and serotypes of complex Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (cSTEC) were determined in two studies of healthy cattle in eastern Australia. In the first, a snapshot study, 84 cSTEC isolates were recovered from 37 of 1,692 (2.2%) fecal samples collected from slaughter-age cattle from 72 commercial properties. The second, a longitudinal study of three feedlots and five pasture beef properties, resulted in the recovery of 118 cSTEC isolates from 104 animals. Of the 70 serotypes identified, 38 had not previously been reported.
Hornitzky
Michael A
MA
Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, New South Wales Agriculture, Camden, Australia. michael.hornitzky@agric.nsw.gov.au
Vanselow
Barbara A
BA
Walker
Keith
K
Bettelheim
Karl A
KA
Corney
Bruce
B
Gill
Paul
P
Bailey
Graham
G
Djordjevic
Steven P
SP
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle / Q000382:microbiology*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000145:classification* / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D012703:Serotyping; D022621:Shiga Toxin / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D014774:Virulence; D014871:Water Microbiology
D022621:Shiga Toxin