Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volume 49, Issue 4, October–December 2018, Pages 936-941
Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Short communication
Shigatoxigenic and atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli in fish for human consumption

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Abstract

Shigatoxigenic and enteropathogenic Escherichia coli with virulence and multidrug resistance profile were isolated from Nile tilapia. This study finding is of great importance to public health because they help understand this pathogen epidemiology in fish and demonstrate how these animals can transmit E. coli related diseases to humans.

Keywords

EPEC
Fish
MLST
STEC
Virulence genes

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