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Persistent Colonization of Sheep byEscherichia coliO157:H7 and OtherE. coliPathotypes
1 Nov 2000
Abstract excerpt
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is an important cause of food-borne illness in humans. Ruminants appear to be more frequently colonized by STEC than are other animals, but the reason(s) for this is unknown. We compared the frequency, magnitude, duration, and transmissibility of colonization of sheep by E. coli O157:H7 to that by other pathotypes of E. coli. Young adult sheep were simultaneously...
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