Prevalence of enteropathogenic and enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli in foods of animal origin in southern Brazil Prevalência de Escherichia coli enteropatogênica e enterotoxigênica em alimentos de origem animal no sul do Brasil

Prevalence of Escherichia coli in foods of animal origin from the city of Pelotas, Brazil, was determined. The ocurrence of enterotoxigenic (ETEC) and classic enteropathogenic (EPEC) serogroups among E. coli isolates was determined. E. coli was isolated from 68% of the food samples surveyed. Of 36 f...

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Main Authors: José Antonio Aleixo, Gladis Paim Aver
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 1996-08-01
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84781996000200013