TY - JOUR AU - Feng, Peter T1 - Escherichia coli Serotype O157:H7: Novel Vehicles of Infection and Emergence of Phenotypic Variants T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 1995 VL - 1 IS - 2 SP - 47 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Escherichia coli serotype O157:H7 was only recognized as a human pathogen a little more than a decade ago, yet it has become a major foodborne pathogen. In the United States, the severity of serotype O157:H7 infections in the young and the elderly has had a tremendous impact on human health, the food industry, and federal regulations regarding food safety. The implication of acidic foods as vehicles of infection has dispelled the concept that low-pH foods are safe. Further, the association of nonbovine products with outbreaks suggests that other vehicles of transmission may exist for this pathogen. In laboratory diagnosis, most microbiologic assays rely on a single phenotype to selectively isolate this pathogen. However, the increasing evidence that phenotypic variations exist among isolates in this serogroup may eventually necessitate modifications in assay procedures to detect them. KW - United States KW - Italy DO - 10.3201/eid0102.950202 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/1/2/95-0202_article ER - End of Reference