Detection of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7, O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, and O145, and Salmonella in Retail Raw Ground Beef Using the DuPont ™ BAX® System

Detection of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7, O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, and O145, and Salmonella in Retail Raw Ground Beef Using the DuPont ™ BAX® System

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and Salmonella are food-borne pathogens commonly associated with beef, and reliable methods are needed to determine their prevalence in beef and to ensure food safety. Retail ground beef was tested for the presence of E. coli O157:H7, STEC serogroups O2...

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Main Authors: Jamie L Wasilenko, Pina M Fratamico, Christopher eSommers, Daniel R DeMarco, Stephen eVarkey, Kyle eRhoden, George eTice
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Salmonella
PCR
detection
non-O157 STEC
O157:H7
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2014.00081/full

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