Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli and Other Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli

by PVanessa Sperandio, Carolyn J. Hovde
June 2015

This book summarizes the amazing international efforts to understand and advance the treatment of enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) and Shigatoxigenic E. coli (STEC) disease. Expert authors discuss the genomics, pathogenesis, risk factors, clinical interventions, and the status of cytotoxin-producing E. coli in its bovine/environmental reservoirs, the foods implicated, and potential food safety interventions. Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli and Other Shiga Toxin–Producing E. coli is intended for students, scientists, and other medical, public health, and microbiology professionals.