title: Isolation, characterization, and epidemiological assessment of shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O84 isolates from New Zealand.
abstract: Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O84 isolates (n = 22) were examined using culture- and molecularly based methods in order to compare their phenotypic and genotypic characteristics. These analyses directly linked Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O84 isolates from cattle and sheep with human isolates indicating that New Zealand livestock may be a reservoir of infection.
authors: Metabolism and Microbial Genomics Section, Food and Health Group, AgResearch, Grasslands Research Centre, Tennent Drive, Private Bag 11008, Palmerston North, New Zealand. adrian.cookson@agresearch.co.nz
authors: Adrian L
authors: AL
authors: Cookson
authors: Dawn
authors: D
authors: Croucher
authors: Chris
authors: C
authors: Pope
authors: Jenny
authors: J
authors: Bennett
authors: Fiona
authors: F
authors: Thomson-Carter
authors: Graeme T
authors: GT
authors: Attwood