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Cytotoxicity potential and genotypic characterization of Escherichia coli isolates from environmental and food sources.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Apr 2005
Maldonado Yadilka, Fiser Jennifer C, Nakatsu Cindy H, Bhunia Arun K
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The presence of Escherichia coli isolates in the environment is a potential source of contamination of food and water supplies. Moreover, these isolates may harbor virulence genes that can be a source of new forms of pathogenic strains. Here, using multiplex PCR, we examined the presence of virulence gene markers (stx1, stx2, eaeA, hlyA) in 1,698 environmental isolates of E. coli and 81 isolates from food and...
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