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BS EN ISO 13136-1 Microbiology of the food chain — Detection, isolation and characterization of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) —. Part 1: Horizontal method for the detection and isolation of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC)

Source:
ISO
Committee:
AW/9 - Microbiology
Categories:
Microbiology. Food
Number of comments:
1

Scope

This standard describes the detection and isolation of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC). The procedure includes the detection by real-time PCR of stx1 and stx2, the major virulence genes of STEC (Reference [1]), in enrichment cultures. Isolation of STEC from the enrichment culture is attempted if one or both stx genes are detected.

This document is applicable to

— products intended for human consumption,

— products intended for animal feeding,

— environmental samples in the area of food and feed production, handling, and

— samples from the primary production stage.

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