Occurrence of Shiga-like toxin-producing Escherichia coli in retail fresh seafood, beef, lamb, pork, and poultry from grocery stores in Seattle, Washington.
Fresh meat, poultry, and seafood purchased from Seattle area grocery stores were investigated for the presence of Shiga-like toxin-producing Escherichia coli by using DNA probes for Shiga-like toxin (SLT) genes I and II. Of the 294 food samples tested, 17% had colonies with sequence homology to SLT I and/or SLT II genes.
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Department of Environmental Health, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.
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Liston
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Nguyen
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Whittam
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D000818:Animals; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000032:analysis*; D002417:Cattle; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D008460:Meat / Q000382:microbiology*; D011200:Poultry / Q000382:microbiology*; D017747:Seafood / Q000382:microbiology*; D012703:Serotyping; D012756:Sheep; D022622:Shiga Toxin 1; D022641:Shiga Toxin 2; D013045:Species Specificity; D013552:Swine; D014861:Washington
D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D022622:Shiga Toxin 1; D022641:Shiga Toxin 2