Detection and Typing Strategies for Pathogenic Escherichia coli

Detection and Typing Strategies for Pathogenic Escherichia coli

by Narelle FeganKari Gobius Lucia Rivas and others
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 25/02/2016

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This Brief will review the methods that are currently available for the detection, isolation, and typing of pathogenic E. coli with a particular focus on foodborne diseases caused by the Shiga toxigenic E. coli group, which have been implicated in a number of significant outbreaks in recent years. Pathogenic forms of E. coli can cause a variety of diarrheal diseases in hosts due to the presence of specific colonization and virulence factors, and pathogenicity-associated genes, which are generally not present in other E. coli. Six pathotypes of pathogenic E. coli are recognized (Shiga toxigenic E. coli, Enteropathogenic E. coli, Enterotoxigenic E. coli, Enteroinvasive E. coli, Enteroaggregative E. coli and Diffusely Adherent E. coli) and certain strains among these groups are major public health concerns due to the severity of disease that they can cause. Methods to detect and isolate these pathogens from a variety of sources are constantly evolving. In addition, the accumulation of knowledge on these pathogens allows for improved intervention strategies.

ISBN:
9781493923465
9781493923465
Category:
Food & beverage technology
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
25-02-2016
Language:
English
Publisher:
Springer New York

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