Water Buffaloes ( Bubalus bubalis ) Identified as an Important Reservoir of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli in Brazil | Zendy

Murilo Gomes Oliveira | Zendy; J. R. F. Brito | Zendy; Roberta R. Carvalho | Zendy; Beatriz E.C. Guth | Zendy; Tânia A. T. Gomes | Zendy; Mônica A. M. Vieira | Zendy; Maria A. M. F. Kato | Zendy; Isabel I. Ramos | Zendy; Tânia Vaz | Zendy; Kinue Irino | Zendy

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Water Buffaloes ( Bubalus bubalis ) Identified as an Important Reservoir of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli in Brazil

Author(s) -

Murilo Gomes Oliveira,

J. R. F. Brito,

Roberta R. Carvalho,

Beatriz E.C. Guth,

Tânia A. T. Gomes,

Mônica A. M. Vieira,

Maria A. M. F. Kato,

Isabel I. Ramos,

Tânia Vaz,

Kinue Irino

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

applied and environmental microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552

H-Index - 324

eISSN - 1070-6291

pISSN - 0099-2240

DOI - 10.1128/aem.00929-07

Subject(s) - escherichia coli , bubalus , serotype , shiga toxin , water buffalo , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , shiga like toxin , toxin , enterobacteriaceae , veterinary medicine , genetics , ecology , gene , medicine

The presence of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in water buffaloes is reported for the first time in South America. The prevalence of STEC ranged from 0 to 64% depending on the farm. STEC isolates exhibiting the genetic profiles stx(1)stx(2)ehxA iha saa and stx(2)ehxA iha saa predominated. Of the 20 distinct serotypes identified, more than 50% corresponded to serotypes associated with human diseases.

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