Short report: isolation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 from fecal samples of cows in Vietnam

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2005 Sep;73(3):586-7.

Abstract

Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 was isolated for the first time in Vietnam. Shiga toxin-producing E. coli were isolated from 8 of 100 cows examined. The two strains showing serotype O157:H7 carried the eae, ehxA, and stx2c genes, but the other six were negative for the eae gene.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cattle
  • Escherichia coli O157 / genetics
  • Escherichia coli O157 / isolation & purification*
  • Feces / microbiology*
  • Shiga Toxins / genetics
  • Vietnam

Substances

  • Shiga Toxins