E. coli and Salmonella isolates

This Wellcome Trust-funded collaborative multidisciplinary venture involving institutions from the UK, Europe and North America aimed to understand the epidemiological relationships between enterobacteria in different hosts and host populations.

The project 'International Partnership Research Award in Veterinary Epidemiology (IPRAVE): Epidemiology and evolution of Enterobacteriaceae infections in humans and domestic animals' (1999-2005) focused on food-borne, zoonotic verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli strains (especially O157) and Salmonella typhimurium.

Through a series of field studies (longitudinal and cross-sectional) and outbreak investigations (Salmonella typhimurium) carried out in Scotland, over 7500 isolates have been collected and made available to the scientific community for research purposes.

Depending on the isolate type, the following information may be available: presence of VT genes, intimin and haemolysin, phage type, PFGE type and antibiotic resistance profile. All isolates have been stored on cryobeads at -80°C since isolation.

Further information

To obtain isolates from this collection, please contact Dr Margo Chase-Topping, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9RG.
T +44 (0)131 650 7263
F +44 (0)131 651 3903
E Margo.Chase@ed.ac.uk