Following infection with certain strains of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC),
particularly enterohemorrhagic ones, patients are at elevated risk for developing life …

Rodents are the most abundant and diversified order of living mammals in the world.
Already since the Middle Ages we know that they can contribute to human disease, as black …

The involvement of the pathogenic Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC; also
called verocytotoxic-producing E. coli or VTEC) in sporadic cases and disease outbreaks is …

Consumption of fruit and vegetable products is commonly viewed as a potential risk factor
for infection with enteropathogens such as Salmonella and Escherichia coli O157, with …

Escherichia coli strains that carry Shiga toxin genes are commonly isolated from the
gastrointestinal tract of a wide variety of animal species (Table 1). Intestinal carriage of most …

Enteric illnesses remain the second largest source of communicable diseases worldwide,
and wild birds are suspected sources for human infection. This has led to efforts to reduce …

There is an increased concern that plants might be more important as a carrier for human
enteric pathogens like E. coli O157: H7 and Salmonella enterica serovars than previously …

Bovine manure is an important source of Escherichia coli O157 contamination of the
environment and foods; therefore, effective interventions targeted at reducing the prevalence …

Escherichia coli O157 and other enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) are food-and waterborne
zoonotic pathogens that cause diarrhea, hemorrhagic colitis, and hemolytic uremic …

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) consists of diverse strains differing in genetic
make-up and virulence potential. To better understand the pathogenicity potential of STEC …