Tracking verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli O157, O26, O111, O103 and O145 in Irish cattle

• Published in: International journal of food microbiology Vol. 153; no. 3; pp. 288 - 296
• Main Authors: Thomas, K.M., McCann, M.S., Collery, M.M., Logan, A., Whyte, P., McDowell, D.A., Duffy, G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 15.02.2012
• Subjects: Abattoir; Abattoirs; agglutination; Animals; beef carcasses; Carcass; Cattle; Cattle - microbiology; classification; E. coli; Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; Escherichia coli; Escherichia coli - genetics; Escherichia coli - isolation & purification; Escherichia coli - pathogenicity; Escherichia coli O157; Escherichia coli O157 - classification; Escherichia coli O157 - genetics; Escherichia coli O157 - isolation & purification; Escherichia coli O157 - pathogenicity; Escherichia coli Proteins; Escherichia coli Proteins - genetics; feces; Feces - microbiology; Food Contamination; genes; genetics; Hide; Immunomagnetic Separation; Ireland; isolation & purification; latex; Meat; Meat - microbiology; methods; microbiology; pathogenicity; polymerase chain reaction; Polymerase Chain Reaction - methods; pulsed-field gel electrophoresis; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; screening; Serotyping; Shiga Toxins; Shiga Toxins - genetics; Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli; Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli - classification; Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli - isolation & purification; Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli - pathogenicity; Skin; Skin - microbiology; slaughter; Verocytotoxigenic; Virulence; Ireland; Hide; Verocytotoxigenic; Cattle; Abattoir; E. coli; Carcass

The purpose of this study was to investigate carriage and transfer of verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli (VTEC) O157, O26, O111, O103 and O145 from faeces and hide to dressed carcasses of Irish cattle as well as establishing the virulence potential of VTEC carried by these cattle. Individual cattle...