In 1982, an investigation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of two
outbreaks of severe bloody diarrhea, associated with the same fastfood restaurant chain, led …

Escherichia coli are commensal bacteria that can account for up to 1% of the bacterial
population of the gut. Ruminant animals are reservoirs of the pathogenic bacteria E. coli …

Farm animal manure or manure slurry may disseminate, transmit, or propagate Escherichia
coli O157: H7. In this study, the survival and growth of E. coli O157: H7 in ovine or bovine …

Background: Escherichia coli O157: H7 infections have traditionally been associated with
animal products, but outbreaks associated with produce have been reported with increasing …

Water of high quality is or will become a scarce commodity in many areas. Food production
and processing require large amounts of water of varying quality. Water reuse during food …

ABSTRACT A 14-month longitudinal study was conducted on four dairy farms (C, H, R, and
X) in Wisconsin to ascertain the source (s) and dissemination of Escherichia coli O157: H7 …

Escherichia coli O157 antigen-specific bacteriophages were isolated and tested to
determine their ability to lyse laboratory cultures of Escherichia coli O157: H7. A total of 53 …

ABSTRACT A previously characterized O157-specific lytic bacteriophage KH1 and a newly
isolated phage designated SH1 were tested, alone or in combination, for reducing intestinal …

This review highlights factors involved in the persistence of foodborne pathogens in selected
food chains and covers aspects of the basis for persistence, the consequences of …

Experimentally inoculated sheep and cattle were used as models of natural ruminant
infection to investigate the pattern of Escherichia coli O157: H7 shedding and …