TY - GEN digital ID - 131707272 TI - Detection and Typing Strategies for Pathogenic Escherichia coli AU - Rivas, Lucia AU - Mellor, Glen E. AU - Gobius, Kari AU - Fegan, Narelle PY - 2015 SN - 9781493923465 9781493923458 9781493923472 PB - New York, NY Springer DB - UniCat KW - General microbiology KW - Histology. Cytology KW - Nutritionary hygiene. Diet KW - Medical microbiology, virology, parasitology KW - Food science and technology KW - toegepaste microbiologie KW - Escherichia KW - voedingstechnologie KW - microbiologie KW - bacteriologie KW - voedingsleer UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:131707272 AB - 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. ER -