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

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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Main Authors: Alzira Maria Morato Bergamini, Marise Simões, Kinue Irino, Tânia Aparecida Tardelli Gomes, Beatriz Ernestina Cabilio Guth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2007-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
Subjects:
Escherichia coli
toxina Shiga
STEC
Sorotipos
Carne moída
Shiga toxin
Serotypes
Ground beef
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822007000300032

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