Download Detection of Escherichia coli O104 using Multiplex PCR Analysis – Technical report

Following the outbreak of EAHEC O104 in Germany 2011, involving 16 countries and more than 4000 people, this strain became endemic in Europe. To support potential market access requirements, MPI commissioned Hill Laboratories to evaluate existing PCR methodologies for the detection of EAHEC O104 and other EAHEC strains (eg O127:H4 and O80:H4), and to evaluate their usefulness for screening meat enrichment samples.