Detection of Shiga-like toxin producing Escherichia coli from raw milk cheeses produced in Wallonia [Belgium].

Shiga-like toxin Escherichia coli (STEC) implicated in aqueous diarrhoea, haemorrhagic colitis and haemolytic uraemic syndrome, has become a serious health problem in various countries. In Belgium, all cases are sporadic and no outbreak has been detected so far. Cattle are thought to be a reservoir...

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Main Authors: El-Lioui M., Vivegnis J., Leclercq A., Lambert B., Decallonne J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux 1999-01-01
Series:Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement
Subjects:
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Online Access:http://www.pressesagro.be/base/text/v3n3/159.pdf