Isolation and characterization of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli strains from raw milk cheeses in France

Abstract

The large number of STEC strains recovered from the cheese samples evaluated in this study emphasizes the health risks associated with raw milk cheeses. This further emphasizes the immediate need to identify and implement effective pre- and postharvest control methods that decrease STEC carriage by dairy cattle and to eliminate contamination of their cheeses during processing.