Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) infection

Definition:

Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) infection is typically contracted through consumption of contaminated food or contact with contaminated water, animal feces or infected animals. EHEC is also referred to as verocytotoxin producing E. coli (VTEC) or Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC). The serotype O157:H7 is first associated with human disease after a multistate outbreak in the United States in 1982 involving contaminated hamburgers.

References:

[1]. Diane R Baker, et al. Differences in virulence among Escherichia coli O157:H7 strains isolated from humans during disease outbreaks and from healthy cattle. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2007 Nov;73(22):7338-46. [Content Brief]

[2]. Sanaa A Ahmed, et al. Genomic comparison of Escherichia coli O104:H4 isolates from 2009 and 2011 reveals plasmid, and prophage heterogeneity, including shiga toxin encoding phage stx2. PLoS One. 2012;7(11):e48228. [Content Brief]

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