Comparison of Rectoanal Mucosal Swab Cultures and Fecal Cultures for Determining Prevalence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Feedlot Cattle

We compared fecal samples with samples collected with rectoanal mucosa swabs (RAMS) to determine the prevalence of Escherichia coli O157 in feedlot cattle (n = 747). Escherichia coli O157 was detected in 9.5% of samples collected with RAMS and 4.7% of samples tested by fecal culture. Pulsed-field ge...

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Main Authors: Greenquist, M. A., Drouillard, J. S., Sargeant, J. M., Depenbusch, B. E., Shi, Xiaorong, Lechtenberg, K. F., Nagaraja, T. G.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2005
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Public Health Microbiology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1265949/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16204574
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.71.10.6431-6433.2005
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