Occurrence and antimicrobial susceptibility profile of Escherichia coli O157:H7 from food of animal origin in Bishoftu town, Central Ethiopia

Abstract Background Escherichia coli O157:H7 (E. coli O157:H7) have frequently been associated with food borne illness and are considered as most serious of known food borne pathogens leading to severe illnesses and high mortality rates in humans. Most of outbreaks were traced to raw meat and raw mi...

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Main Authors: Segni Bedasa, Daniel Shiferaw, Ashebr Abraha, Tesfanesh Moges
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:International Journal of Food Contamination
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40550-018-0064-3