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Genetic characterization of non-O157 verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli isolated from raw beef products using multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis.
Foodborne pathogens and disease - 1 Sept 2011
Franci Tomás, Sanso A Mariel, Bustamante Ana V, Lucchesi Paula M A, Parma Alberto E
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Verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli (VTEC) can produce serious human illness linked to the consumption of contaminated food, mainly of bovine origin. There is growing concern about non-O157 VTEC serotypes, which in some countries cause severe infections in a proportion similar to O157:H7 strains. As several epidemiological studies indicated the important role of meat as the major vehicle in the transmission of...
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