Occurrence of Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli in Stomoxys calcitrans (Diptera: Muscidae)

This study aimed to verify the occurrence of Shiga toxin-producingEscherichia coli (STEC) strains in three distinct anatomic parts of the stable fly Stomoxys calcitrans by multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR Multiplex). According to the results obtained,E. coli was identified in 19.5% of the st...

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Main Author: de Castro,Bruno Gomes (author)
Other Authors: de Souza,Miliane Moreira Soares (author), Regua-Mangia,Adriana Hamond (author), Bittencourt,Avelino José (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612013000200318
Country:Brazil
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