Prevalence and characterization of Shiga Toxin-producing and enteropathogenic Escherichia coli in shellfish-harvesting areas and their watersheds

Prevalence and characterization of Shiga Toxin-producing and enteropathogenic Escherichia coli in shellfish-harvesting areas and their watersheds

During a two-year study, the presence of Shiga-toxin producing E. coli (STEC) and enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) was investigated in shellfish (n=238), seawater (n=12) and surface sediment (n=39) collected from three French coastal shellfish-harvesting areas and freshwaters (n=216) in their watersh...

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Main Authors: Balière eCharlotte, Alain eRincé, Jorge eBlanco, Ghizlane eDahbi, Josée eHarel, Philippe eVogeleer, Jean-Christophe eGiard, Patricia eMariani-Kurdjian, Michèle eGourmelon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Biofilms
Shellfish
Water
STEC
mlst
EPEC
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01356/full

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