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Molecular hazard identification of non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC).
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Franz Eelco, van Hoek Angela H A M, Wuite Mark, van der Wal Fimme J, de Boer Albert G, Bouw E I, Aarts Henk J M
Abstract excerpt
The complexity regarding Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in food safety enforcement as well as clinical care primarily relates to the current inability of an accurate risk assessment of individual strains due to the large variety in serotype and genetic content associated with (severe) disease. In order to classify the clinical and/or epidemic potential of a STEC isolate at an early stage it is...
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