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Presence and characterization of shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli and other potentially diarrheagenic E. coli strains in retail meats.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Mar 2010
Xia Xiaodong, Meng Jianghong, McDermott Patrick F, Ayers Sherry, Blickenstaff Karen, Tran Thu-Thuy, Abbott Jason, Zheng Jie, Zhao Shaohua
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To determine the presence of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and other potentially diarrheagenic E. coli strains in retail meats, 7,258 E. coli isolates collected by the U.S. National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) retail meat program from 2002 to 2007 were screened for Shiga toxin genes. In addition, 1,275 of the E. coli isolates recovered in 2006 were examined for virulence...
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