Rectoanal Mucosal Swab Culture Is More Sensitive Than Fecal Culture and Distinguishes Escherichia coli O157:H7-Colonized Cattle and Those Transiently Shedding the Same Organism

Enrichment and direct (nonenrichment) rectoanal mucosal swab (RAMS) culture techniques were developed and compared to traditional fecal culture for the detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in experimentally infected and naturally infected cattle. Holstein steers (n = 16) orally dosed with E. coli O...

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Main Authors: Rice, Daniel H., Sheng, Haiqing Q., Wynia, Stacey A., Hovde, Carolyn J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2003
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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC262505/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14605119
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.41.11.4924-4929.2003
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