Abstract: Abstract Seafood contamination with pathogenic Escherichia coli is a significant public health threat in developing countries. In this study, the prevalence of different pathogroups of E. coli was investigated in fresh seafood. A total of 78 samples comprising of finfish (41) and shellfish (37) were analyzed using multiple selective-enrichment-isolation protocols. From all samples, 639 E. coli were isolated and tested for the presence of pathogroup-specific virulence-associated genes by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Based on the distribution...
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Microbiology
Food science