Loss of O157 O Antigenicity of Verotoxin-Producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 Surviving under Starvation Conditions
AUTOR(ES)
Hara-Kudo, Yukiko
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
Verotoxin (VT)-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 was culturable on agar media after being left in water for 21 months. However, there were a number of colonies which had lost O157 O antigenicity. These colonies produced VTs, which are pathogenic to humans. These observations suggest that the immunologic methods based on O157 O antigenicity are unable to detect and isolate VT-producing E. coli in foods and other environments if the organism has been under starvation conditions for a long period.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=92501Documentos Relacionados
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