Isolation and Characterization of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 from Beef, Pork and Cattle Fecal Samples in Changchun, China

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Yoshikazu NISHIKAWA¹  Henry R. SMITH³  Ping ZHU⁴  Zhijiang ZHOU⁴  Kosuke HARUKI¹  Tom CHEASTY³  Atsushi HASE¹  Shangyuan HONG²  Minggong ZHENG⁴ 

[1] Osaka City Institute of Public Health and Environmental Sciences;Department of Microbiology, 302 Hospital;Laboratory of Enteric Pathogens, Central Public Health Laboratory;Faculty of Animal Medicine, Changchun University of Agriculture and Animal Sciences

关键词: China;    Escherichia coli;    O157;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.64.1041

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

References(18)Cited-By(9)Meat samples and fecal specimens from adult cattle were collected in Changchun, China and were examined for presence of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) serogroup O157. STEC O157 strains were isolated from 2 (5%) of 40 beef, 1 (3.3%) of 30 pork, and 3 (1.7%) of 176 adult cattle fecal samples. The strains belonged to phage types (PT) 4, 8, or 47. Two beef strains and a strain previously isolated from a patient in Shandong, China, were PT-4 and showed a similar PFGE pattern, suggesting the possibility of food-borne transmission. It is suggested that cattle are a reservoir of STEC O157:H7 and meat products are contaminated by this pathogen in Changchun, China as well as in other countries.

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