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Characterisation of Shiga toxin-producing<i>Escherichia coli</i>(STEC) isolated from seafood and beef
27 Feb 2004
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Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains isolated in Mangalore, India, were characterised by bead-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (bead-ELISA), Vero cell cytotoxicity assay, PCR and colony hybridisation for the detection of stx1 and stx2 genes. Four strains from seafood, six from beef and one from a clinical case of bloody diarrhoea were positive for Shiga toxins Stx1 and Stx2 and also for stx1and...
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