Sunde Marianne

Public health aspects and the relationship between Shiga toxin-producing and Enteropathogenic E. coli in the ruminant food production chain

In order to give quick and reliable answers to diagnostic problems, routine microbiological screening methods for the isolation and detection of the E. coli serogroups most associated with human STEC infections will be developed and optimized. Biofilm forming ability and composition of biofilm matrix of different E. coli isolates will be studied in order to determine their ability to persist in food production factories and retail shops.