Isolation and serological identification of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli in pasteurized milk in Brazil Isolamento e identificação sorológica de Escherichia coli enteropatogênica em leite pasteurizado

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the microbiological quality of pasteurized milk commercialized in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and determine serologically enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) strains in E. coli isolates obtained from milk samples. METHODS: Ninety samples of pasteurized milk -- types B and C -...

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Main Authors: Zoraide N da Silva, Adriana S da Cunha, Márcia C Lins, Letícia de AM Carneiro, Angela C de F Almeida, Mara LP Queiroz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2001-08-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102001000400007