Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli from raw milk cheese in Egypt: Prevalence, molecular characterization and survival to stress conditions

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 120-127

  Elhadidy, M ^a   Mohammed, M A ^a  

^a Mansoura University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Raw milk cheese; Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli; Stress; Survival

Indexed keywords

DAIRIES; DAIRY PRODUCTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; STRAIN; STRESSES; TOXIC MATERIALS;

EGYPTIANS; HANDLING TECHNIQUE; MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION; MOLECULAR DETECTION; RAW MILK CHEESE; SHIGA TOXIN; SHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING E. COLI; SHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; STRESS CONDITION; SURVIVAL;

GENES;

INTIMIN; SHIGA TOXIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

BIOMARKER; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; GROWTH RATE; MILK; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PH; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SURVIVAL; TOXIN; VIRULENCE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHEESE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EGYPT; NONHUMAN; PH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SEROTYPING; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; STRESS; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE;

EGYPT;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84872401763     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/lam.12023     Document Type: Article

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