Colonisation of Meat by Escherichia coli O157:H7: Investigating Bacterial Tropism with Respect to the Different Types of Skeletal Muscles, Subtypes of Myofibres, and Postmortem Time

Colonisation of Meat by Escherichia coli O157:H7: Investigating Bacterial Tropism with Respect to the Different Types of Skeletal Muscles, Subtypes of Myofibres, and Postmortem Time

Escherichia coli O157:H7 is an enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) responsible for serious diseases, especially pediatric, and of great concern for the meat industry. Meat contamination by EHEC occurs at slaughtering, especially at dehiding stage, where bacteria can be transferred from hides to carcas...

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Main Authors: Caroline Chagnot, Annie Venien, Sandra Renier, Nelly Caccia, Régine Talon, Thierry Astruc, Mickaël Desvaux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
bacterial adhesion
foodborne pathogens
extracellular matrix
meat products
food contamination
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01366/full

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