Prevalence and relatedness of Escherichia coli O157:H7 strains in the feces and on the hides and carcasses of U.S. meat goats at slaughter

M E Jacob; D M Foster; A T Rogers; C C Balcomb; M W Sanderson

doi:10.1128/AEM.00772-13

Prevalence and relatedness of Escherichia coli O157:H7 strains in the feces and on the hides and carcasses of U.S. meat goats at slaughter

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2013 Jul;79(13):4154-8. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00772-13. Epub 2013 Apr 12.

Authors

M E Jacob¹, D M Foster, A T Rogers, C C Balcomb, M W Sanderson

Affiliation

¹ Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA. [email protected]

Abstract

We determined the prevalences of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in feces, hide, and carcasses of meat goats at a U.S. processing plant. Prevalences were 11.1%, 2.7%, and 2.7%, respectively. Sixteen pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) subtypes were identified among 49 E. coli O157:H7 isolates, some of which were present on multiple sample types or collection days.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Cluster Analysis
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field / veterinary
Escherichia coli Infections / epidemiology
Escherichia coli Infections / veterinary*
Escherichia coli O157 / genetics*
Feces / microbiology
Food-Processing Industry / standards
Goat Diseases / epidemiology*
Goat Diseases / microbiology*
Goats
Meat / microbiology*
Prevalence
Skin / microbiology
Southeastern United States / epidemiology
Species Specificity