Zoonotic spillover, which is the transmission of a pathogen from a vertebrate animal to a
human, presents a global public health burden but is a poorly understood phenomenon …

Abstract Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157: H7 is a major foodborne pathogen
causing severe disease in humans worldwide. Healthy cattle are a reservoir of E. coli O157 …

Infections with the Shiga toxin–producing bacterium Escherichia coli O157 can cause
severe illness and death. We summarized reported outbreaks of E. coli O157 infections in …

This review surveys the literature on carriage and transmission of enterohemorrhagic
Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157: H7 in the context of virulence factors and sampling/culture …

Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) constitute a subset of serotypes (E. coli O157
and some other serogroups) of Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing E. coli (STEC) firmly associated …

The involvement of the pathogenic Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC; also
called verocytotoxic-producing E. coli or VTEC) in sporadic cases and disease outbreaks is …

Historically, organic amendments—organic wastes—have been the main source of plant
nutrients, especially N. Their use allows better management of often-finite resources to …

Foodborne illness outbreaks linked to fresh produce are becoming more frequent and
widespread. High impact outbreaks, such as that associated with spinach contaminated with …

The main objective of this review was to assess the role of dairy cattle and their products in
human infections with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC). A large number of …

Samples from cattle, other domestic and wild animals, flies, feeds, and water-troughs were
collected from 12 cattle farms and tested for Escherichia coli O157. E. coli O157 was isolated …