Prevalence and characteristics of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains in ground beef in São Paulo, Brazil Prevalência e características de cepas de Escherichia coli produtoras de toxina Shiga (STEC) em carne bovina coletada em São Paulo, Brasil
This study aims to assess the prevalence of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in ground beef collected in two cities located in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. A total of 250 samples of raw ground beef were collected in local grocery stores during the period of March to December 2002 in...
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Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia
2007-09-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822007000300032 |