Prevalence and characteristics of human and bovine verotoxigenic Escherichia coli strains isolated in Galicia (north-western Spain)

An epidemiological study was carried out to determine the incidence and the serotypes of verotoxigenic Escherichia coli (VTEC) that cause infections in Galicia (north-western Spain). Although, VTEC strains were isolated from 55 (14%) of the 387 calves sampled and the majority of bovine VTEC strains belonged to serotypes (026:H11 or H−, 091:H21, 0103:H2, 0105:H18, 0111:H−, 0113:H21, 0126:H−, 0128:H− and 0157:H7 or H−) previously associated with...