“…Absence of stx genes in the E. coli is in agreement with the findings reported earlier China, Iran and Belgium ( Lan et al, 2020 , Mansouri-Najand and Khalili, 2007 , Vivegnis et al, 1999 ). However, occurrence of stx genes in E. coli have also been reported from bovine clinical and subclinical mastitis ( Claeys et al, 2013 , Jayarao et al, 2006 , Little et al, 2008 , Momtaz et al, 2012 , Ombarak et al, 2019 , Pradel et al, 2008 , Van Kessel et al, 2011 ). In addition to stx , occurrence of eae in E. coli isolated from bovine mastitis milk was also reported by several authors ( Lan et al, 2020 , Momtaz et al, 2012 ).…”