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Identification of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O26:H − Genes Required for Intestinal Colonization in Calves
24 Feb 2005
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Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) infections in humans are an important public health problem and are commonly acquired via contact with ruminant feces. The serogroups that are predominantly associated with human infection in the United States and Europe are O157 and O26. Serotypes O157:H7 and O26:H- differ in their virulence and tissue tropism in calves and therefore may colonize calves by distinct...
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