Characterization of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in raw beef from informal and commercial abattoirs.

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli are foodborne pathogens that are mostly associated with beef products and have been implicated in human illness. E.coli-associated illness range from asymptomatic conditions of mild diarrhoea to haemorrhagic colitis which can progress into life threatening haem...

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Main Authors: Kaarina N Nehoya, Ndinomholo Hamatui, Renatus P Shilangale, Harris Onywera, Jeya Kennedy, Lamech M Mwapagha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243828