Enhancing detection of STEC in the meat industry: insights into virulence of priority STEC

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Detection of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) presenting high risk of human infections is challenging. In France, the latest Anses opinion categorized STEC in four groups based on their association with severe forms of clinical infection. STEC strains carrying the eae gene, particularly those of serogroups O157, O26, O111, O103, O145, O121, O45 and more recently O80 (top 8 serogroups), are usually...

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