This review surveys the literature on carriage and transmission of enterohemorrhagic
Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157: H7 in the context of virulence factors and sampling/culture …

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 …

Cattle that excrete more Escherichia coli O157 than others are known as super-shedders.
Super-shedding has important consequences for the epidemiology of E. coli O157 in cattle …

This review examines the prevalence of three important pathogens, verocytotoxigenic
Escherichia coli (VTEC), Salmonella enterica and Listeria monocytogenes, in cattle and beef …

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

Background Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infection is associated with haemolytic
uremic syndrome (HUS). Therefore Norway has implemented strict guidelines for prevention …

Background Escherichia coli O157 (EcO157) infection has been recognized as an important
global public health concern. But information on the prevalence of EcO157 in cattle at the …

Aims: To study the seasonal variation of Shiga toxin‐encoding genes (stx) and to investigate
the presence of Shiga toxin‐producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157 in cattle belonging to …

Manure samples were collected from 16 organic (ORG) and 9 low-input conventional (LIC)
Dutch dairy farms during August and September 2004 to determine the prevalence of the …

Gastrointestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli includes enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC),
enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC), enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC), enteroaggregative E. coli …