title: Prevalence and relatedness of Escherichia coli O157:H7 strains in the feces and on the hides and carcasses of U.S. meat goats at slaughter.
abstract: We determined the prevalences of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in feces, hide, and carcasses of meat goats at a U.S. processing plant. Prevalences were 11.1%, 2.7%, and 2.7%, respectively. Sixteen pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) subtypes were identified among 49 E. coli O157:H7 isolates, some of which were present on multiple sample types or collection days.
authors.affiliation: Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA. megan_jacob@ncsu.edu
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Jacob
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Foster
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Balcomb
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Sanderson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field / Q000662:veterinary; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D019453:Escherichia coli O157 / Q000235:genetics*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005525:Food-Processing Industry / Q000592:standards; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006041:Goats; D008460:Meat / Q000382:microbiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology; D015144:Southeastern United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D013045:Species Specificity