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SUBMITTER: Ballem A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7774927 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ballem Andressa A Gonçalves Soraia S Garcia-Meniño Isidro I Flament-Simon Saskia C SC Blanco Jesús E JE Fernandes Conceição C Saavedra Maria José MJ Pinto Carlos C Oliveira Hugo H Blanco Jorge J Almeida Gonçalo G Almeida Carina C
PloS one 20201231 12
The prevalence of Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) was determined by evaluating its presence in faecal samples from 155 heifers, and 254 dairy cows in 21 farms at North of Portugal sampled between December 2017 and June 2019. The prevalence of STEC in heifers (45%) was significantly higher than in lactating cows (16%) (p<0.05, Fisher exact test statistic value is <0.00001). A total of 133 STEC were isolated, 24 (13.8%) carried Shiga-toxin 1 (stx1) genes, 69 (39.7%) carried Shi ...[more]