Article
Escherichia coli O157:H7 genetic diversity in bovine fecal samples.
Journal of food protection - 1 Jul 2011
Jacob M E, Almes K M, Shi X, Sargeant J M, Nagaraja T G
Abstract excerpt
Escherichia coli O157:H7 causes foodborne illness in humans; cattle are considered a primary reservoir for the organism, and transmission is often through contaminated food products or water. The objective of this study was to determine the genetic diversity of E. coli O157:H7 within a single individual bovine fecal sample based on pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) typing. Fecal samples (n=601) were...
Topics
- Animals
- Carrier State
- Cattle
- Consumer Product Safety
- Disease Reservoirs
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
- Escherichia coli Infections
- Escherichia coli O157
- Feces
- Food Contamination
- Food Microbiology
