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. 1980 Jun;84(3):411–414. doi: 10.1017/s0022172400026930

Studies on the enterotoxigenicity of environmental Escherichia coli, belonging to serotypes normally considered enterotoxigenic.

K A Bettelheim, M W Wilson, R A Shooter, S M O'Farrell
PMCID: PMC2133909  PMID: 6762391

Abstract

Fifteen strains of Escherichia coli which had been collected in previous studies from animals and meat were studied. They belonged to serotypes considered enterotoxigenic and were examined for the production of the heat-labile and heat-stable enterotoxins. Only one of these strains (O8.Hnt) isolated from a cowpat in Cheshire produced heat-labile enterotoxin. Another strain (O8.H9) isolated from a cowpat in another part of Cheshire gave results suggesting production of small amounts of the heat-stable enterotoxin. The ecological aspects of these results are discussed.

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