Ecolab Experts on Microbes – Escherichia coli O157:H7
- 9 years ago
In this video, Ruth Petran, Ecolab vice president, Food Safety and Public Health, explains the importance of monitoring and prevention of Escherichia coli O157:H7 commonly referred to as E. coli O157:H7.
E. coli O157:H7 is a member of the enterohemorrhagic E. coli group. These Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) are responsible for very serious, food-related E. coli infections that cause severe damage to the lining of the intestine. E. coli O157:H7 is very different from generic E.coli, which can be isolated from more than 95 percent of fecal material from all animals, including humans, and is not typically a foodborne pathogen. While generic E. coli is present in almost all fecal material, it also survives and grows very well outside the host. Therefore, finding generic E. coli does not necessarily indicate that fecal contamination is present.
Read the release: http://bit.ly/1GBsyX8
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E. coli O157:H7 is a member of the enterohemorrhagic E. coli group. These Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) are responsible for very serious, food-related E. coli infections that cause severe damage to the lining of the intestine. E. coli O157:H7 is very different from generic E.coli, which can be isolated from more than 95 percent of fecal material from all animals, including humans, and is not typically a foodborne pathogen. While generic E. coli is present in almost all fecal material, it also survives and grows very well outside the host. Therefore, finding generic E. coli does not necessarily indicate that fecal contamination is present.
Read the release: http://bit.ly/1GBsyX8
© 2015 | 3BL Media/Ecolab | All Rights Reserved