Researchers develop tool for detecting foodborne pathogen that causes severe symptoms in children

The prevalence of pathogenic E. coli has meant the frequent misidentification of a similar bacterium of the Escherichia genus. E. albertii is an emerging zoonotic foodborne pathogen, first isolated in Bangladesh in 1991. Large-scale outbreaks of food poisoning caused by E. albertii have since been reported especially in Japan, causing severe symptoms in both children and adults.

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Japan , Bangladesh , Osaka , Sharda Prasad Awasthi , Shinji Yamasaki , , Professor Shinji Yamasaki , Graduate School , Veterinary Science , Osaka Metropolitan University ,