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Many methods are available for the detection and isolation of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli pathotypes (DEPs). A versatile protocol is one that will enable detection from any source material ranging from fecal samples, swabs, and foods or food products that have been processed in a stomacher.
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Chin, J., Abraham, S., Zhang, R., Al-Jassim, R. (2010). Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli Pathotypes (DEP) Including Enterohaemorrhagic (EHEC)/Shiga-toxin E. coli (STEC). In: Schuller, M., Sloots, T., James, G., Halliday, C., Carter, I. (eds) PCR for Clinical Microbiology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9039-3_15
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