Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Detection of Escherichia coli O104 in the feces of feedlot cattle by a multiplex PCR assay designed to target major genetic traits of the virulent hybrid strain responsible for the 2011 German outbreak.
- Journal:
- Applied and environmental microbiology
- Year:
- 2013
- Authors:
- Paddock, Z D et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology · United States
Abstract
A multiplex PCR was designed to detect Escherichia coli O104:H4, a hybrid pathotype of Shiga toxigenic and enteroaggregative E. coli, in cattle feces. A total of 248 fecal samples were tested, and 20.6% were positive for serogroup O104. The O104 isolates did not carry genes characteristic of the virulent hybrid strain.
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