ESCHERICHIA-COLI O157-H7 - EPIDEMIOLOGY, PATHOGENESIS, AND METHODS FOR DETECTION IN FOOD

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PADHYE, NV
DOYLE, MP
机构
[1] UNIV WISCONSIN,FOOD RES INST,MADISON,WI 53706
[2] UNIV GEORGIA,FOOD SAFETY & QUAL ENHANCEMENT LAB,GEORGIA EXPT STN,GRIFFIN,GA 30223
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10.4315/0362-028X-55.7.555
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Escherichia coli O157:H7 is now recognized as an important human pathogen. Illnesses caused by E. coli O157:H7 infection can range from self-limited, watery diarrhea to life-threatening manifestations such as hemolytic uremic syndrome or thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. The mode of transmission is primarily through food; however, person-to-person transmission also has been identified in some day-care center and nursing home outbreaks. Studies to date indicate that cattle are an important reservoir of the organism. Although adhesion to intestinal epithelial cells and verotoxins are considered important virulence factors in the pathogenesis of the organism, more research is are necessary to determine the exact mechanism of pathogenicity. There is need for a rapid diagnostic test for the detection of E. coli O157:H7 in food and in clinical samples. Several useful research reagents have been developed for detecting E. coli O157:H7, however, they must be applied to a procedure that is specific, sensitive, rapid, easy to use, and commercially available so that microbiological laboratories can readily use them.
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