Molecular Characterization of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Isolated from Ruminant and Donkey Raw Milk Samples and Traditional Dairy Products in Iran

<table class="table-group" id="tab5"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Serotype</td><td align="left"></td><td align="center">Number of positive samples (%)</td><td align="center">Virulence gene (%)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="center" colspan="2">Non-STEC</td><td align="center">34 (33.33)</td><td align="center">—</td></tr><tr><td align="left" rowspan="2">STEC (68 = 66.66%)</td><td align="left">EHEC</td><td align="center">14 (20.58)</td><td align="center">stx1, eae, ehly: 14 (100)</td></tr><tr><td align="left">AEEC</td><td align="center">54 (79.41)</td><td align="center">stx1: 25 (46.29) stx2: 11 (20.37) eae: 18 (33.33) stx1, eae: 12 (22.22) stx2, eae: 7 (12.96) stx1, stx2, eae: 4 (7.4)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Prevalence of virulence genes in Shiga toxin-producing E. coli serotypes isolated from raw animal milk samples and traditional dairy products in Iran.

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Table 5: Molecular Characterization of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Isolated from Ruminant and Donkey Raw Milk Samples and Traditional Dairy Products in Iran

Table 5 | Molecular Characterization of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Isolated from Ruminant and Donkey Raw Milk Samples and Traditional Dairy Products in Iran 