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. 1997 Nov;63(11):4585–4587. doi: 10.1128/aem.63.11.4585-4587.1997

Virulence factors of verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli isolated from raw meats.

D Piérard 1, L Van Damme 1, L Moriau 1, D Stevens 1, S Lauwers 1
PMCID: PMC168777  PMID: 9361444

Abstract

PCR for verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) was positive in 4.6% of 2,440 raw meat samples; only beef, sheep, and venison samples were positive. None of the isolated VTEC strains belonged to serogroup O157. Additional virulence factors were detected in only a minority of strains, suggesting that most of these meat VTEC isolates are not pathogenic.

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