Development of a Robust Method for Isolation of Shiga Toxin-Positive Escherichia coli (STEC) from Fecal, Plant, Soil and Water Samples from a Leafy Greens Production Region in California

• Michael B. Cooley ,

  * E-mail: michael.cooley@ars.usda.gov

  Affiliation Produce Safety and Microbiology Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Albany, California, United States of America

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• Michele Jay-Russell,

  Affiliation School of Veterinary Medicine and Western Institute for Food Safety and Security, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

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• Edward R. Atwill,

  Affiliation School of Veterinary Medicine and Western Institute for Food Safety and Security, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

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• Diana Carychao,

  Affiliation Produce Safety and Microbiology Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Albany, California, United States of America

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• Kimberly Nguyen,

  Affiliation Produce Safety and Microbiology Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Albany, California, United States of America

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• Beatriz Quiñones,

  Affiliation Produce Safety and Microbiology Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Albany, California, United States of America

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• Ronak Patel,

  Affiliation National Clonal Germplasm Repository for Citrus & Dates, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Riverside, California, United States of America

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• Samarpita Walker,

  Affiliation Produce Safety and Microbiology Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Albany, California, United States of America

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• Michelle Swimley,

  Affiliation Produce Safety and Microbiology Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Albany, California, United States of America

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• Edith Pierre-Jerome,

  Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

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• Andrew G. Gordus,

  Affiliation California Department of Fish and Game, Fresno, California, United States of America

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• Robert E. Mandrell

  Affiliation Produce Safety and Microbiology Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Albany, California, United States of America

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