Identification, antimicrobial resistance and molecular detection of Shiga toxin-producingE. coli(STEC) isolated from raw milk of cattle in Chitwan, Nepal
Sunita Shrestha,
Rebanta Kumar Bhattarai,
Hom Bahadur Basnet
et al.
Abstract:Shiga toxin-producingEscherichia coli(STEC) is one of the most common foodborne pathogens leading to gastroenteritis with symptoms of mild diarrhoea to the potential life-threatening haemolytic uremic syndrome. Serotype O157:H7 has been the most predominant type worldwide but there are an increasing number of outbreaks caused by non-O157:H7 STEC serotypes. This is the first study about STEC in milk used in Nepalese communities. A total of 267 raw milk samples were taken from different sites in Chitwan District… Show more
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