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Project

Intensive identification of human pathogenic Shigatoxin producing Escherchia coli (STEC) in Belgium

The project consists of 2 subdivisions. Firstly a method will be developed to test food products for the presence of VTEC and consequently to isolate VTEC from positive samples. Secondly available isolates (animals, food products and humans) will be characterized to detect genetic relations which may help in tracking possible contamination routes.



Date:1 Oct 2012 →  30 Sep 2014
Keywords:isolation, VTEC, caracterization, RT-PCR screening, detection
Disciplines:Agricultural animal production, Food sciences and (bio)technology, Laboratory medicine, Other chemical sciences, Microbiology, Systems biology, Nutrition and dietetics