Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli in ready-to-eat food staffs: Prevalence and distribution of putative virulence factors

Lack of proper hygiene and using from low quality raw materials cause high presence of food-borne pathogens in ready to eat foods. Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli is one of the most common cause of food-borne diseases in the world. The present research was done to study the prevalence and dis...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Hossein Sakhaie Shahreza, Ebrahim Rahimi, Hassan Momtaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-11-01
Series:Microbiology Research
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Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/mr/article/view/7244