Article
Verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O26 in raw water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) milk products in Italy.
Journal of food protection - 1 Aug 2009
Lorusso Vanessa, Dambrosio Angela, Quaglia Nicoletta Cristiana, Parisi Antonio, La Salandra Giovanna, Lucifora Giuseppe, Mula Giuseppina, Virgilio Sebastiano, Carosielli Leonardo, Rella Addolorata, Dario Marco, Normanno Giovanni
Abstract excerpt
Escherichia coli 026 is known as a verocytotoxin-producing E. coli (VTEC) organism that causes severe foodborne diseases such as hemorrhagic colitis and hemolytic uremic syndrome. Although cattle are the most important reservoir of VTEC, only a few reports on the role of water buffalo (Bubalus bu...
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