Mexican unpasteurised fresh cheeses are contaminated with Salmonella spp., non-O157 Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli and potential uropathogenic E. coli strains: A public health risk

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 237, Issue , 2016, Pages 10-16

  Guzman Hernandez, Rosa ^a,b   Contreras Rodriguez, Araceli ^b   Hernandez Velez, Rosa ^c   Perez Martinez, Iza ^a   Lopez Merino, Ahide ^b   Zaidi, Mussaret B ^d   Estrada Garcia, Teresa ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^c División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación   (Mexico)

^d Hospital General O'Horan   (Mexico)

Author keywords

E. coli genes; Fresh cheeses; Non O157 STEC; Salmonella; UPEC

Indexed keywords

CEMENT; SHIGA TOXIN;

AGN43 GENE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHEESE; DIARRHEAGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECAL COLIFORM; FIMA GENE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD POISONING; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH HAZARD; INFECTION RISK; MEXICAN; MEXICAN UNPASTEURISED FRESH CHEESE; NONHUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; SALMONELLA; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; STX1 GENE; UROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; BOVINE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MEXICO; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHEESE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MEXICO; MILK; PUBLIC HEALTH; SALMONELLA; SHIGA TOXIN; SHIGA-TOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; UROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84982083167     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2016.08.018     Document Type: Article

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