Detection of shiga toxin 1 and 2 (stx1 and stx2) genes in escherichia coli 0157: H7 isolated from retail beef in Malaysia by multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

Twenty (n=20) beef isolates of Escherichia coli O157:H7 were examined for the detection of Shiga- toxin 1 and 2 (stx1 and stx2) genes by multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and characterized using Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RAPD-PCR) fingerprinting. All isolate...

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Main Authors: A.M. Sahilah (Author), H. Nor' Aishah (Author), A. Ahmad Azuhairi (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 2010.
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