Article
Diversity of CRISPR loci and virulence genes in pathogenic Escherichia coli isolates from various sources.
International journal of food microbiology - 2 Jul 2015
Jiang Yun, Yin Shuang, Dudley Edward G, Cutter Catherine N
Abstract excerpt
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains, including those of O157:H7 and the "big six" serogroups (i.e., O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, and O145) are food-borne pathogens that pose a serious health threat to humans. Ruminants, especially cattle, are a major reservoir for O157 and non-O157 STEC. In the present study, 115 E. coli strains isolated from small and very small beef processing plants were...
Topics
- Adhesins, Bacterial
- Animals
- Bacterial Typing Techniques
- Cattle
- Cattle Diseases
- Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats
- Escherichia coli Infections
- Escherichia coli Proteins
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
