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Use of strain typing to provide evidence for specific interventions in the transmission of VTEC O157 infections.
International journal of food microbiology - 21 May 2001
Willshaw G A, Smith H R, Cheasty T, O'Brien S J
Abstract excerpt
Transmission of verocytotoxin (VT)-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) occurs by three main routes. These comprise food- or water-borne infections, acquisition of disease by direct or indirect contact with animals and person-to-person spread. Phenotypic typing of VTEC belonging to serogroup O157 is achieved by phage typing and identification of VT type. These properties quickly provide evidence for the linkage of...
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