Aims: The aims of the present study were to determine VTEC prevalence in manure,
slurryand sewage sludge in France and to characterize the VTEC strains isolated (virulence …

The aim of this study was to characterize verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC)
isolates obtained from humans and pigs in the same geographic areas and during the same …

In a randomly selected population, 2,008 fecal samples were screened for presence of
Verotoxin producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) by colony sweep polymyxin-B extraction …

A total of 5590 stool samples from healthy employees in the meat industry were screened by
PCR for verotoxin‐producing Escherichia coli (VTEC). The PCR product of VT‐encoding …

The aim of the study was to define the prevalence of verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli
(VTEC) in cattle and pigs in a Hong Kong abattoir. Faecal and carcass samples collected …

The incidence of verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) was investigated by PCR
in all human stools from Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (UZB) and in selected stools from …

Objective To evaluate the isolation rate of O157 and non-O157 verocytotoxin-producing
Escherichia coli (VTEC) strains, to study the occurrence of additional virulence factors and to …

In Spain, as in many other countries, verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) strains
have been frequently isolated from cattle, sheep, and foods. VTEC strains have caused …

Materials and Methods 326 fecal samples from diarrheic calves were collected for isolation
of Escherichia coli O157: H7 and non-O157 VTEC isolates. Non-sorbitol fermentation …

Verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) are important food-borne pathogens in
humans. Several studies have demonstrated that cattle are a major reservoir of VTEC but …