Human Behaviour and Responses Challenge towards Emergence of Infectious Diseases: E.coli clinical isolate

Ummi Mohlisi Mohd Asmawi; Mohammad Nazmul Hasan Maziz; Mohammad Abdur Rashid; Jamal Houssaini

doi:10.21834/e-bpj.v1i1.208

Authors

Ummi Mohlisi Mohd Asmawi Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 47000 Sg.Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia
Mohammad Nazmul Hasan Maziz Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 47000 Sg.Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia
Mohammad Abdur Rashid Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 47000 Sg.Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia
Jamal Houssaini Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 47000 Sg.Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v1i1.208

Keywords:

E.coli, Non-0157, Plasmid Profile

Abstract

Consumption of undercooked ground beef is the most common route of transmission of verotoxin-producing E.coli. It is estimated that non-O157 verotoxigenic E.coli (VTEC) can cause diarrhea.The sample was isolated from Universiti Malaya Medical Centre. All the isolates were identified using agarose gel electrophoresis method. This study aims to detect the verotoxin genes and detect the link or involvement of plasmids with these verotoxin genes. Therefore, this study will contribute to shed new light on resolving the significant and global problem of diarrheal disease caused by this particular pathogenic organism and help in improvising novel therapeutic approaches to improve human healthcare.

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