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Escherichia coli O157:H7

Escherichia coli O157:H7

[‚es·kə¦rēk·ē·ə ′kō‚lī ¦ō¦wən¦fīv¦sev·ən ′āch¦sev·ən]
(microbiology)
An unusually virulent food-borne pathogen that is found primarily in cattle and causes severe, sometimes life-threatening illness; symptoms include hemorrhagic colitis, hemolytic uremic syndrome, and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.
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In Figure 1 of the article Genomic Characterization of P-Glucuronidase-Positive Escherichia coli O157:H7 Producing Stx2a (Y.
The contract includes real-time PCR-based tests for pathogens that include Salmonella spp., Listeria monocytogenes, Campylobacter, Escherichia coli O157:H7, and Shiga toxin producing E.
So, Canadian scientists conducted a study to determine the inactivation and reactivation potential of pathogenic Escherichia coli O157:H7 following exposure to UV light at three monochromatic wavelengths--222 nm, 254 nm and 282 nm--in bovine milk.
Salmonella sp., Campylobacter jejuni, Clostridium botulinum, Clostridium perfringens, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Yersinia enterocolitica (Abdallah et al., 2013; El-Zamkan and Hameed, 2016) and Salmonella (Denis et al., 2016; Mandal et al., 2011) are considered to be the main culprits in foodborne infections.
They cover staphylococcal enterotoxins: food poisoning and detection methods; Salmonella species; Campylobacter species; Escherichia coli O157:H7; diarrhea and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli; Listeria monocytogenes as foodborne pathogen: genetic approaches, identification, and detection methods; Shigella: a threat to the food industry; and noroviruses.
Escherichia coli O157:H7: Clinical, diagnostic and epidemiological aspects of human infection.
Escherichia coli O157:H7 is an emerging serotype of Escherichia coli that accounts for most human diseases caused by enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC).
A risk assessment model for Escherichia coli O157:H7 in ground beef and beef cuts in Canada: Evaluating the effects of interventions.
Brashears, "Validation of lactic acid bacteria, lactic acid, and acidified sodium chlorite as decontaminating interventions to control Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella typhimurium DT 104 in mechanically tenderized and brine-enhanced (nonintact) beef at the purveyor," Journal of Food Protection, vol.
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