HiMedia's Hi‐PCR® E. coli O157:H7 Probe PCR Kit is designed to detect E. coli O157:H7 specific gene in FAM channel with an Internal Control (IC) in JOE channel. Hi-PCR® E.coli O157:H7 Probe PCR Kit provides qualitative detection of the serotype through specific rfbE Gene Targeting. The Molecular Assay ensures precise E. coli Testing during Foodborne Illness Outbreak Investigation and environmental sampling.
Escherichia coli O157: H7 is a rod-shaped, gram-negative, aerobic, non-fermentative bacterium that causes hemolytic colitis and hemolytic uremic syndrome. The main mode of infection is through food, untreated water and unpasteurized milk. Transmission is via the fecal-oral route, and most illness has been through distribution of contaminated leafy green vegetables. E.coli O157:H7 was identified as a pathogen in 1982
following its association with two food?related outbreaks of gastrointestinal illness .HiMedia’s Hi-PCR® E. coli O157:H7 Probe PCR Kit is designed to detect the outer membrane protein (eae) gene of E. coli O157:H7 in FAM channel with Internal Control (IC) in JOE channel.