The Rabbit as a New Reservoir Host of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
We investigated the prevalence of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) in rabbits acquired from two commercial vendors and a local petting zoo. Fecal samples from 34 Dutch Belted (DB) and 15 New Zealand White (NZW) rabbits were cultured; and isolates were biotyped, serotyped, tested by polymera...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2003-12-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/12/03-0223_article |