Genomic analysis of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 from cattle and pork-production related environments

Abstract Three E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks have been attributed to contaminated pork in Alberta, Canada, recently. This study investigates the phylogenetic relatedness of E. coli O157:H7 from pigs, cattle, and pork-production environments for source attribution. Limited strain diversity was observed u...

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Main Authors: Peipei Zhang, Saida Essendoubi, Julia Keenliside, Tim Reuter, Kim Stanford, Robin King, Patricia Lu, Xianqin Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:npj Science of Food
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41538-021-00097-0