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Comparison of the molecular genotypes of Escherichia coli O157:H7 from the hides of beef cattle in different regions of North America.
Journal of food protection - 1 Jul 2007
Arthur Terrance M, Bosilevac Joseph M, Nou Xiangwu, Shackelford Steven D, Wheeler Tommy L, Koohmaraie Mohammad
Abstract excerpt
Cattle hides become contaminated with Escherichia coli O157:H7 via pathogen transmission in the feedlot, during transport, and while in the lairage environment at the processing facility, and the bacteria can be transferred to beef carcasses during processing. Several studies have shown that E. coli O157:H7 strains possessing indistinguishable restriction digest patterns (RDPs) can be isolated from distant...
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