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JOURNAL OF FOOD PROTECTION
卷 85, 期 2, 页码 261-265出版社
INT ASSOC FOOD PROTECTION
DOI: 10.4315/JFP-21-214
关键词
Beef; Escherichia coli; Foodborne pathogens; Shiga toxin; Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli
资金
- Meat Technology Center, Institute of Food Technology
This study analyzed beef samples from Sao Paulo state, Brazil, and found that the major seven STEC strains were not detected in any of the samples. However, some of the samples showed the presence of virulence genes, indicating a low prevalence of this pathogen in the cattle herd and the adoption of good hygiene and handling practices by the meat industry.
Healthy cattle are considered the main reservoir of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains, so in some places in the world, products derived from beef are the most common source for disease outbreaks caused by these bacteria. Therefore, to guarantee that the beef produced by our slaughterhouses is safe, there is a need for continuous monitoring of these bacteria. In this study, 215 beef cuts were evaluated, including chilled vacuum-packed striploins (151 samples), rib eyes (30 samples), and knuckles (34 samples), from March to June 2018. These meat samples were collected from the slaughter of unconfined cattle, being arbitrarily collected from eight meat processing companies in Sao Paulo state, Brazil. Each sample was examined for the presence of STEC toxin type (stx1 and/or stx2 genes) and also the attaching and effacing E. coli (eae) gene, determined by a multiplex PCR assay. We show that the major seven STEC strains (O serogroups O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, O145, and O157) are not detected in any of the analyzed beef cut samples; however, three of them presented the virulence eae gene. Therefore, the absence of STEC strains in the beef samples may be an indication of the low prevalence of this pathogen in the cattle herd on the farm, associated with good hygiene and handling practices adopted by the meat industry.
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