Article
Characterization of Shigatoxigenic Escherichia coli strains from Burkina Faso.
Foodborne pathogens and disease - 1 Nov 2012
Martikainen Outi, Kagambèga Assèta, Bonkoungou Isidore Juste, Barro Nicolas, Siitonen Anja, Haukka Kaisa
Abstract excerpt
Shigatoxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC) cause serious foodborne infections that lead to diarrheal disease and sequelae worldwide. In Burkina Faso, West Africa, STEC strains from environmental and human sources have not been isolated and characterized before. In this study, 21 STEC strains were isolated from food samples of animal origin and human feces using colony hybridization of the Shiga toxin gene stx. The...
Topics
- Animals
- Anti-Infective Agents
- Burkina Faso
- Cattle
- Chickens
- Child
- Disease Reservoirs
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
- Escherichia coli Infections
- Escherichia coli Proteins
- Feces
