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The isolation of Escherichia coli from a poultry packing station and an abattoir

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

R. A. Shooter ,
E. Mary Cooke ,
Sheila O'Farrell ,
K. A. Bettelheim ,
Mary E. Chandler  and
Frances M. Bushrod
R. A. Shooter
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Microbiology, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London EC 1A 7BE
E. Mary Cooke
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Microbiology, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London EC 1A 7BE
Sheila O'Farrell
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Microbiology, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London EC 1A 7BE
K. A. Bettelheim
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Microbiology, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London EC 1A 7BE
Mary E. Chandler
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Microbiology, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London EC 1A 7BE
Frances M. Bushrod
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Microbiology, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London EC 1A 7BE
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The distribution and serotype of strains of Escherichia coli from a poultry packing station and an abattoir are described. The results indicated that animal faecal strains contaminated the environment and the animal carcasses.

Using 150 O antisera, a high proportion of the E. coli strains were non-typable. This suggests that the serotype distribution of E. coli in animals is different from that in man.

Strains with single antigenic differences were isolated, and the possibility of genetic transfer of these antigenic structures is suggested.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 73 , Issue 2 , October 1974 , pp. 245 - 247
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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