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E. coli Reference Center (formerly Gastroenteric Disease Center) is a part of Animal Diagnostic Laboratory in the Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences. This is an AAVLD (American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians) accredited laboratory.

It is the largest repository for E. coli strains in America. It holds more than 70,000 strains collected over the last 50 years from animals, humans, birds and environment. Characteristics of each strain are well documented in our database and can be retrieved easily. The collection can be utilized for epidemiological studies, antimicrobial resistance over the years, relatedness between strains and for molecular tracking.


Diagnostics and Services

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Serotyping:  We perform O and H typing for classifying E. coli for pathogenicity

virulence testing

Virulence testing:  Determine the presence of 25 virulence genes in E. coli to determine what type of pathogenic strains they are.

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Surveillance and Monitoring:  We have been involved in monitoring E. coli in petting zoo animals, in water, in fruits and vegetables, in meat. 

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Molecular Tracking and Relatedness:  We can track the source and find relatedness between strains by genetic methods

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Other services:  Antimicrobial susceptibility testing, Sequencing of virulence genes

Breaking News

US One of Top Five Food Safety Offenders

March 11, 2010

CDC Traces Outbreak with Shopper Cards

March 11, 2010

Treating Neonatal Meningitis (caused by E. coli K1)

March 2010

Lag time in tracing tainted food puts school kids at risk

March 10, 2010

Food Safety Key Concern in FDA Budget Hearing

March 10, 2010

New long-lasting hand sanitizer developed

March 9, 2010

FSIS To Discuss Product Tracing Efforts Related To E. Coli O157:H7

March 9, 2010

E. coli H7:0157 Duped by Built-in Food Safety Mechanism

March 8, 2010

Foodborne Illness By The Numbers

March 8, 2010

Grant Awarded Tom Besser for E. coli Research at WSU

March 7, 2010

New E-coli Developments To Be Discussed In FI Webinar; Note New Date

March 7, 2010

Hamburger-maker can’t take the grind after E. coli discovery

March 7, 2010

USDA annouces recall of beef due to E. coli contamination

March 5, 2010

Poll: Food Makes 4 in 10 Americans Sick

March 5, 2010

Sterilization by a Diamond LED

March 5, 2010

Further case of E coli confirmed at UK Feltham Hill Infant and Nursery School

March 5, 2010

Promising New Research Shared At Annual Beef Safety Summit

March 5, 2010

Living with ESRD

March 5, 2010

Foodborne illness costs $152 billion annually

March 4, 2010

AOAC Awards Approval To FoodChekTM-E. Coli O157 Test For 375g Sample

March 4, 2010

Kroger Recalls Beef Products for E. coli

March 3, 2010

Beef for 'Federal Establishments' Has O157

March 3, 2010

Long Term Renal Risks Associated with HUS, E. coli O157:H7

March 1. 2010

The population genetics of commensal Escherichia coli

March 2010

Meat Industry Defends Antibiotic Use

Feb 25, 2010

American Meat Institute is pushing irradiation as the solution to E. coli

Feb 25, 2010

Fast and sensitive test for E.coli in beef, lettuce and spinach

Feb 24, 2010

Antibiotics Found to Aid Reduction of E. coli in Swine

Feb 24, 2010

Raw Milk Recall Underway in WA

Feb 24, 2010

FDA Warns Dairy Over Antibiotic Abuse

Feb 24, 2010

E. coli Researchers Pinning New Hopes on Old DNA

Feb 23, 2010

Surveillance Key To Tackling Outbreaks

Feb 22, 2010

FSIS Responds to Marler Clark Petition

Feb 21, 2010

Organic vs. Conventional: A Bacterial Comparison

Feb 21, 2010

FDA Seeks Input to Improve Produce Safety

Feb 20, 2010

Key To Antibiotic Resistance Is To Leave No Enemies Behind, Says Expert - MRSA / Drug Resistance News

Feb 19, 2010

Control of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in corn silage with or without various inoculants: Efficacy and mode of action

Feb 19, 2010

Poor prescription practices among doctors may increase antibiotic resistance

Feb 19, 2010

Beef Recall Due To Potential Contamination With E. Coli

Feb 19, 2010

More E coli cases confirmed - but Feltham Hill Infant and Nursery School set to re-open on Monday

Feb 19, 2010

Produce Industry Discusses Traceability

Feb 19, 2010

some soda fountain machines and lemon wedges in restaurants contain fecal matter

Feb 19, 2010

Protein Found to Be Key in Protecting the Gut from Infection

Feb 18, 2010

BPI to Post Pathogen Test Results Online

Feb 17, 2010

NSF starts biological-digital evolution center at MSU

Feb 17, 2010

Beef off school menus after e-coli scare

Feb 17, 2010

Group Calls on FSIS to Ban 6 More E. coli Strains

Feb 12, 2010

Traceability: Is One Standard the Cure?

Feb 12, 2010

Antibiotic Stewardship and Policy

Feb 12, 2010

Agriculture Secretary killed the $142 million National Animal Identification System (NAIS)

Feb 11, 2010

A new theory of how low doses of antibioitics create antibiotic resistance

Feb 11, 2010

Bill in GA House would Legalize Raw Milk

Feb 11, 2010

Implications of Rapid Diagnostic Testing

Feb 10, 2010

Biofuel production in Escherichia coli: the role of metabolic engineering and synthetic biology

Feb 9, 2010

Cargill Expands Video Monitoring at Packing Plants

Feb 9, 2010

Second nursery in Feltham closed following a suspected outbreak of E. coli

Feb 9, 2010

Feltham parents vent anger over E coli school closure at packed public meeting

Feb 9, 2010

More pupils infected by e.coli bug

Feb 8, 2010

Meat Industry Braces for CBS Antibiotics Series

Feb 8, 2010

Econ, Public Policy & Antibiotics

Feb 8, 2010

School Lunch Safety Initiative Launched

Feb 8, 2010

New methods aim to keep E. coli in beef lower all year

Feb 7, 2010

The tricks learnt by human enteric pathogens from phytopathogens to persist within the plant environment

Feb 5, 2010

FDA Outreach in Latin America, Part II

Feb 5, 2010

Influence of Wet Distiller's Grains on Prevalence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella in Feedlot Cattle and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Generic Escherichia coli Isolates

Feb 4, 2010

Multiplex Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay for Simultaneous Detection and Quantification of Salmonella Species, Listeria monocytogenes, and Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Ground Pork Samples

Feb 4, 2010

Characterisation of Curli Production, Cell Surface Hydrophobicity, Autoaggregation and Attachment Behaviour of Escherichia coli O157.

Feb 4, 2010

 
 

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