Article
Prevalence and characteristics of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolated from retail raw meats in China.
International journal of food microbiology - 4 May 2015
Bai Xiangning, Wang Hong, Xin Youquan, Wei Rongjie, Tang Xinyuan, Zhao Ailan, Sun Hui, Zhang Wang, Wang Yan, Xu Yanmei, Zhang Zhengdong, Li Qun, Xu Jianguo, Xiong Yanwen
Abstract excerpt
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) causes diarrhea, hemorrhagic colitis, and hemolytic uremic syndrome in humans. Most human infections are attributed to consumption of STEC-contaminated foodstuffs of animal origin. In this study, we evaluated the prevalence of STEC from retail raw mea...
Topics
- Animals
- Cattle
- Chickens
- China
- Ducks
- Genetic Variation
- Meat
- Multilocus Sequence Typing
- Phylogeny
- Prevalence
- Serotyping
- Sheep
- Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli
- Swine
- Virulence Factors
