Phage types, virulence genes and PFGE profiles of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 isolated from raw beef, soft cheese and vegetables in Lima (Peru)

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 204-210

  Mora, Azucena ^a   León, Santana L ^b,c   Blanco, Miguel ^a   Blanco, Jesús E ^a   López, Cecilia ^a   Dahbi, Ghizlane ^a   Echeita, Aurora ^d   González, Enrique A ^a   Blanco, Jorge ^a  

^a Facultad de Veterinaria   (Spain)

^b International Analytical Services (INASSA) Laboratories at Lima   (Peru)

^c UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^d INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Beef; Cheese; E. coli O157:H7; Food contamination; Peru; PFGE; Phage typing; Shiga toxins; STEC; Vegetables; Verotoxins

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CEFIXIME; NOVOBIOCIN; POTASSIUM; SHIGA TOXIN; SORBITOL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHEESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; MARKET; MEAT; NONHUMAN; PERU; PLATING MEDIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SAMPLE; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; VEGETABLE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; CATTLE; CHEESE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; MEAT; MEAT PRODUCTS; PERU; SHIGA TOXINS; VEGETABLES; VIRULENCE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33847296090     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2006.09.009     Document Type: Article

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