E. coli outbreak in Germany

The virulent strain of Escherichia coli (E. coli) O104:H4 has recently been causing severe symptoms and even death among people across Europe. As certain foodstuffs have been identified as a possible source of contamination in the past, Eurofins routinely performs the analysis of E. coli (incl. E. coli O104:H4) within 3-4 days via polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the identification of the toxin genes and via enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of the toxins themselves.

Please ask your Eurofins Analytical Service Manager for further details.