Detection and Evaluation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Shiga-toxin Genes stx1, stx2 in Cattle Meat Samples

Abstract

Conclusions: Meat products sold in markets and butchers carry low but similar risks for infections and epidemics in our region. In the studies that evaluate the presence of the STEC, agglutination methods cannot be trusted alone and, therefore, this test should be combined with at least one of the conventional microbiological or molecular methods.