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Occurrence of phages infecting<i>Escherichia coli</i>O157:H7 carrying the Stx 2 gene in sewage from different countries
1 Feb 2000
Abstract excerpt
Shiga toxin-converting bacteriophages are involved in the pathogenicity of some enteric bacteria, such as Escherichia coli O157:H7. Recent studies have demonstrated a relatively high presence of Shiga toxin 2 phages in sewage from Spain, but no data on sewage from other areas were available. In order to evaluate the presence of such phages in sewage from diverse geographical origins, 33 sewage samples, including...
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