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Detection and Typing Strategies for Pathogenic Escherichia coli

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Authors:
  1. Lucia Rivas

    1. Institute of Environmental Science and Research, Riccarton, Christchurch, New Zealand

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  2. Glen E. Mellor

    1. CSIRO Food and Nutrition Flagship, Archerfield, Australia

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  3. Kari Gobius

    1. CSIRO Food and Nutrition Flagship, Werribee VIC, Australia

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  4. Narelle Fegan

    1. CSIRO Food and Nutrition Flagship, Werribee VIC, Australia

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Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Food, Health, and Nutrition (BRIEFSFOOD)

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Table of contents (4 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Introduction to Pathogenic Escherichia coli

    • Lucia Rivas, Glen E. Mellor, Kari Gobius, Narelle Fegan
    Pages 1-38

  3. Isolation and Detection of Pathogenic Escherichia coli in Foods

    • Lucia Rivas, Glen E. Mellor, Kari Gobius, Narelle Fegan
    Pages 39-65

  4. Typing and Subtyping Methods for Pathogenic Escherichia coli

    • Lucia Rivas, Glen E. Mellor, Kari Gobius, Narelle Fegan
    Pages 67-99

  5. Emerging and Future Trends and Technologies for the Detection and Typing of Escherichia coli

    • Lucia Rivas, Glen E. Mellor, Kari Gobius, Narelle Fegan
    Pages 101-110
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This Brief will review the methods that are currently available for the detection, isolation, and typing of pathogenic E. coli with a particular focus on foodborne diseases caused by the Shiga toxigenic E. coli group, which have been implicated in a number of significant outbreaks in recent years. Pathogenic forms of E. coli can cause a variety of diarrheal diseases in hosts due to the presence of specific colonization and virulence factors, and pathogenicity-associated genes, which are generally not present in other E. coli. Six pathotypes of pathogenic E. coli are recognized (Shiga toxigenic E. coli, Enteropathogenic E. coli, Enterotoxigenic E. coli, Enteroinvasive E. coli, Enteroaggregative E. coli and Diffusely Adherent E. coli) and certain strains among these groups are major public health concerns due to the severity of disease that they can cause. Methods to detect and isolate these pathogens from a variety of sources are constantly evolving. In addition, the accumulation of knowledge on these pathogens allows for improved intervention strategies.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Environmental Science and Research, Riccarton, Christchurch, New Zealand

    Lucia Rivas

  • CSIRO Food and Nutrition Flagship, Archerfield, Australia

    Glen E. Mellor

  • CSIRO Food and Nutrition Flagship, Werribee VIC, Australia

    Kari Gobius

  • CSIRO Food and Nutrition Flagship, Werribee VIC, Australia

    Narelle Fegan

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