title: Isolation of potentially pathogenic Escherichia coli O157:H7 from the Ganges River.
abstract: Escherichia coli serotype O157:H7 was detected among bacteria collected from the Ganges River. O157:H7 isolates tested positive for stx(1), stx(2), and eae gene sequences. Identification of potentially pathogenic isolates from extensively used source water indicates that O157:H7 may be a significant but as yet underacknowledged public health concern in India.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717. steve_hamn@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hamner
authors.forename: Susan C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Broadaway
authors.forename: Veer Bhadra
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: Anshuman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tripathi
authors.forename: Rajesh Kumar
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: Elinor
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pulcini
authors.forename: Barry H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Pyle
authors.forename: Timothy E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Ford
mesh_terms: D019453:Escherichia coli O157 / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D011634:Public Health; D045483:Rivers / Q000382:microbiology*; D013012:Sorbitol / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D013012:Sorbitol