A total of one hundred raw milk samples were collected randomly from farmers, street vendors, supermarkets and dairy shops at Damietta Province. E. coli was detected in 21% of tested samples. Serological identification revealed that among the 21 isolates tested, O26: H11 was the most prevalent serotype 33.3% (7/21) while other serotypes including O91:H21, O113:H4 and O127:H6 were detected at a prevalence rates of 9.5% (2/21), 9.5% (2/21) and 14.2% (3/21), respectively. Seven other strains subdivided into O44:H18, O111:H2, O128:H2, O142, O146, O1, and O27 were detected once for each (1/21; 4.8%). Molecular characterization for detection of genes stx 1 and stx 2 indicated that such virulence genes were present in 4/5 and 5/5, 2/2 and1/2, and 1/1and1/1, in E.coli 26:H11, O91:H21 and O111:H2, respectively. The potential health hazard of the isolated strains has been discussed.
Nazem, A., Saad, A., Ibrahim, J., Labib, S., & Tony, S. (2018). Prevalence of non-O157:H7 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli in market milk at Damietta Province. Egyptian Journal of Food Safety, 5(1), 166-174. doi: 10.21608/ejfsj.2018.157088
MLA
Ashraf Nazem; Ahmed Saad; Jehan Ibrahim; Sahar Labib; Shaimaa Tony. "Prevalence of non-O157:H7 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli in market milk at Damietta Province". Egyptian Journal of Food Safety, 5, 1, 2018, 166-174. doi: 10.21608/ejfsj.2018.157088
HARVARD
Nazem, A., Saad, A., Ibrahim, J., Labib, S., Tony, S. (2018). 'Prevalence of non-O157:H7 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli in market milk at Damietta Province', Egyptian Journal of Food Safety, 5(1), pp. 166-174. doi: 10.21608/ejfsj.2018.157088
VANCOUVER
Nazem, A., Saad, A., Ibrahim, J., Labib, S., Tony, S. Prevalence of non-O157:H7 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli in market milk at Damietta Province. Egyptian Journal of Food Safety, 2018; 5(1): 166-174. doi: 10.21608/ejfsj.2018.157088
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