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Title: Shiga toxin-producing E. coli and ruminant diets: A match made in heaven?

Author
item CROSSLAND, WHITNEY - Texas A&M University
item TEDESCHI, LUIS - Texas A&M University
item Callaway, Todd

Submitted to: Book Chapter
Publication Type: Book / Chapter
Publication Acceptance Date: 2/1/2015
Publication Date: 7/29/2015
Citation: Crossland, W.L., Tedeschi, L.O., Callaway, T.R. 2015. Shiga toxin-producing E. coli and ruminant diets: A match made in heaven? In: Ricke, S.C., Donaldson, J.R., Phillips, C.A., editors. Food Safety: Emerging Issues, Technologies, and Systems. San Diego, CA: Academic Press. p. 185-213.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Shiga-toxin producing E. coli (STEC) are also known as enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC), which are pathogenic bacteria that can cause serious illnesses in humans who consume contaminated foods or water. This pathogen is commonly associated with cattle as it can survive within the intestinal tract and be transmitted between pen and herdmates. Much of this relationship is due to co-evolution of the organism with its host, and this convergence has profound implications on how we can utilize the ecology of the gastrointestinal tract to reduce EHEC populations entering the food chain.