Open AccessRole of verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli in cattle and buffalo calf diarrhoea
Author(s) -
Mohammad A.,
Peiris J.S.M.,
Wijewanta E.A.,
Mahalingam S.,
Gunasekara G.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1985.tb01611.x
Subject(s) - escherichia coli , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , cattle diseases , enterobacteriaceae , veterinary medicine , virology , medicine , genetics , gene
273 Strains of Escherichia coli isolated from diarrhoeic and healthy control cattle and buffalo calves in Sri Lanka, were tested for Verocytotoxin (VT) and for heat‐stable (ST) and heat‐labile (LT) enterotoxins. VT and ST toxigenic E. coli were significantly associated with diarrhoea, accounting for 28% and 18% of diarrhoeic episodes, respectively. LT toxigenic E. coli were not significantly associated with diarrhoea.