Prevalence and quantification of Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli along the lamb food chain by quantitative PCR

Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC), which is responsible for numerous food-borne disease outbreaks, is the most important human pathogen found in ruminants. In this study, conventional microbiology and quantitative PCR (qPCR) were used to detect and quantify STEC along the lamb food chain...

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