Pathogenesis and evolution of virulence in enteropathogenic and enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli

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Pathogenic forms of E. coli associated with human and animal diseases are remarkably diverse. Certain pathogenic strains cause enteric diseases ranging in symptoms from cholera-like diarrhea to severe dysentery; other E. coli may colonize the urinary tract, resulting in cystitis or pyelonephritis, or may cause other extraintestinal infections, such as septicemia and meningitis. In discussing the diversity of...

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