Isolation and serological identification of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli in pasteurized milk in Brazil

• Main Authors: Zoraide N da Silva (Author), Adriana S da Cunha (Author), Márcia C Lins (Author), Letícia de AM Carneiro (Author), Angela C de F Almeida (Author), Mara LP Queiroz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2001-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the microbiological quality of pasteurized milk commercialized in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and determine serologically enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) strains in E. coli isolates obtained from milk samples. METHODS: Ninety samples of pasteurized milk -- types B and C -...