title: [Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7, an underestimated food pathogen? A literature review].
abstract: Escherichia coli O157:H7 has recently been recognised as a human pathogen involved in outbreaks and sporadic cases of food-borne diseases in North America and Great Britain. At present, less is known about the significance of E. coli O157:H7 as a cause of food-borne diseases in the Netherlands. This article will review current literature about this serotype, which is a predominant representative of the enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) group. Biochemical features, toxins, pathogenesis, clinical characteristics, epidemiology and methods of isolation will also be discussed.
authors.affiliation: Regionale Inspectie Gezondheidsbescherming, Keuringsdienst van Waren, Zutphen.
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Bredie
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: de Boer
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wernars
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000382:microbiology*; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D005516:Food Microbiology
chemical_list: D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004768:Enterotoxins
vernacular_title: Enterohemorragische Escherichia coli O157:H7, een onderschatte voedselpathogeen? Een literatuuroverzicht.