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Extended virulence genotype of pathogenic Escherichia coli isolates carrying the afa-8 operon: evidence of similarities between isolates from humans and animals with extraintestinal infections.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jan 2003
Girardeau Jean Pierre, Lalioui Lila, Said A Mohamed Ou, De Champs Christophe, Le Bouguénec Chantal
Abstract excerpt
The afimbrial AfaE-VIII adhesin is common among Escherichia coli isolates from calves with intestinal and/or extraintestinal infections and from humans with sepsis or pyelonephritis. The virulence genotypes of 77 Escherichia coli afa-8 isolates from farm animals and humans were compared to determ...
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