Evaluation of pathogenic Escherichia coli occurrence in vegetable samples from district bazaars in Istanbul using real-time PCR

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 362-367

  Ozpinar H ^a   Turan, B ^a   Tekiner, I H ^a   Tezmen, G ^b   Gokce I ^a   Akineden, Ö ^c  

^a ISTANBUL AYDIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Directorate of Safety and Health of Do an Holding A   (Turkey)

^c JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Public health; Real time PCR; Serotypes; Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli; Vegetable

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEALTH RISKS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXIC MATERIALS; VEGETABLES;

E. COLI; ISTANBUL; MICROBIAL QUALITY; PATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; POTENTIAL HEALTH RISKS; REAL-TIME PCR; SEROTYPES; SHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING E. COLI; SHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; VEGETABLE SAMPLES;

LETTUCE;

SHIGA TOXIN;

BACTERIUM; HEALTH RISK; PATHOGEN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TOXIN; VEGETABLE; VIRULENCE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CARROT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUCUMBER; EAE GENE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE SEQUENCE; LETTUCE; NONHUMAN; PARSLEY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPE; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; SPINACH; STX1 GENE; STX2 GENE; TOMATO; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VEGETABLE;

ISTANBUL [ISTANBUL (PRV)]; ISTANBUL [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; DAUCUS CAROTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTUCA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PETROSELINUM CRISPUM; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

PUBLIC HEALTH; REAL-TIME PCR; SEROTYPES; SHIGA-TOXIN-PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; VEGETABLE;

DNA PRIMERS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHIGA TOXIN; SHIGA-TOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; TURKEY; VEGETABLES; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84884703842     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/lam.12122     Document Type: Article

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