Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) is an established nucleic acid amplification
method offering rapid, accurate, and cost-effective diagnosis of infectious diseases. This …

Diarrhea remains one of the main sources of morbidity and morbidity in todays world and a
large proportion is caused by diarrheagenic Escherichia coli. They are a particuar problem …

Intra-protozoal growth of bacterial pathogens has been associated with increased
environmental survival, virulence and resistance to biocides and antibiotics. Using …

Regarding food safety, rapid detection of microbial species is crucial to develop effective
preventive and/or adjustment measures. Classical methods for determining the presence of …

2429 samples of foodstuffs were examined for the presence of verocytotoxigenic
Escherichia coli O157 (VTEC O157) by means of immunomagnetic separation (IMS) over a …

Since Escherichia coli O157: H7 first emerged as a food borne pathogen in the mid 1980s, it
has been linked to many cases of food poisoning across the world. While multiple sources …

This study investigated the prevalence and numbers of Escherichia coli O157: H7 in minced
beef and beef burgers in supermarkets and butcher shops in the Republic of Ireland. Fifteen …

Sixty samples of raw goat milk intended for Caprino cheese-making were collected from ten
farms in the Bergamo area over a 6-month period. Analyses of main microbial groups …

Verotoxin‐producing Escherichia coli O157: H7 is a cause of serious foodborne illness. It
has a very small infectious dose and so it is vital to eliminate this pathogen from food. As …

Genetic diversity, isolation frequency, and persistence were determined for Escherichia coli
O157 strains from range cattle production environments. Over the 11-month study, analysis …