title: Shiga toxins, and the genes encoding them, in fecal samples from native Idaho ungulates.
abstract: Cattle are a known reservoir of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli. The prevalence and stability of Shiga toxin and/or Shiga toxin genes among native wild ungulates in Idaho were investigated. The frequency of both Shiga genes and toxin was similar to that reported for Idaho cattle ( approximately 19%).
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, 83209-8007, USA.
authors.forename: Jeremy J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Gilbreath
authors.forename: Malcolm S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Shields
authors.forename: Rebekah L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Larry D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Farrell
authors.forename: Peter P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Sheridan
authors.forename: Kathleen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Spiegel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000382:microbiology*; D002417:Cattle; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D007061:Idaho; D022621:Shiga Toxin / Q000235:genetics*; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D037521:Virulence Factors; D022621:Shiga Toxin