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. 1980 Jan;39(1):270–271. doi: 10.1128/aem.39.1.270-271.1980

Prevalence of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in some processed raw food from animal origin.

M H Reis, J C Vasconcelos, L R Trabulsi
PMCID: PMC291315  PMID: 6986850

Abstract

Eighteen of 1,200 colonies of Escherichia coli isolated from "keebe," hamburger, or sausage produced heat-labile enterotoxin. None of them produced heat-stable enterotoxin. The characteristics of 9 of the 18 strains are presented.

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