Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsESCHERICHIA COLI PATHOTYPES ASSOCIATED WITH DIARRHEA IN HUMAN AND DOMESTIC ANIMALSI.I. ShabanaRuminants are important reservoirs for zoonotic pathogenic E. coli. The objective of this study was to characterize pathogenic E. coli isolates from cattle and sheep linked to human illness with respect to their path types, serotypes and genotypes. E. coli O157:H7 isolated from cattle, sheep and human patients were compared for their genomic similarity by Pulsed-Field Gel-Electrophoresis (PFGE). PCR detection … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 3 · 2 Sep 2014 · 7,362 accessesView PDFCite