High prevalence of non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in beef cattle detected by combining four selective agars

High prevalence of non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in beef cattle detected by combining four selective agars

Abstract Background Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are emerging foodborne pathogens that are public health concern. Cattle have been identified as the major STEC reservoir. In the present study, we investigated the prevalence and characteristics of STEC strains in beef cattle from a c...

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Main Authors: Ruyue Fan, Kun Shao, Xi Yang, Xiangning Bai, Shanshan Fu, Hui Sun, Yanmei Xu, Hong Wang, Qun Li, Bin Hu, Ji Zhang, Yanwen Xiong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Subjects:
Shiga toxin
Escherichia coli
O157:H7
Non-O157 STEC
Beef cattle
Culture medium
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-019-1582-8

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