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Rapid and sensitive detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in bovine faeces by a multiplex PCR
1 Dec 1999
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Cattle are considered the major reservoir for Escherichia coli O157:H7, one of the newly emerged foodborne human pathogens of animal origin and a leading cause of haemorrhagic colitis in humans. A sensitive test that can accurately and rapidly detect the organism in the food animal production environment is critically needed to monitor the emergence, transmission, and colonization of this pathogen in the animal...
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