Isolation of Escherichia coli O86:K61 producing cyto‐lethal distending toxin from wild birds of the finch family
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- 1 June 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Letters in Applied Microbiology
- Vol. 26 (6) , 395-398
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1472-765x.1998.00359.x
Abstract
Escherichia coli was recovered from selected tissues of 43 out of a total of 46 finches found dead in the Scottish Highlands during April–May of 1994 and 1995. The isolates did not ferment sorbitol, rhamnose, sucrose or melibiose; they belonged to serogroup O86:K61, produced cytolethal distending toxin (CLDT) and possessed the eae gene sequence. The consistent recovery of organisms producing CLDT and possessing the eae gene suggests that these organisms may have played a significant role in the finch mortalities.Keywords
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