Predicting the presence of non-O157 shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in ground beef by using molecular tests for shiga toxins, intimin, and O serogroups

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 7152-7155

  Bosilevac, Joseph M ^a   Koohmaraie, Mohammad ^b,c  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b IEH Laboratories and Consulting Group   (United States)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUND BEEF; INTIMIN; SEROGROUPS; SHIGA TOXIN;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

TOXIC MATERIALS;

ADHESIN; EAEA PROTEIN, E COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; O ANTIGEN; SHIGA TOXIN;

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; TOXIN;

ARTICLE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEAT; MICROBIOLOGY; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MEAT; O ANTIGENS; SHIGA TOXINS; SHIGA-TOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84868323053     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01508-12     Document Type: Article

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