Isolation, characterization, and epidemiological assessment of shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O84 isolates from New Zealand.
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.
Cookson
Adrian L
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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
Croucher
Dawn
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Pope
Chris
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Bennett
Jenny
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Thomson-Carter
Fiona
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Attwood
Graeme T
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