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Comparison of Escherichia coli isolates implicated in human urinary tract infection and avian colibacillosis.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Jun 2005
Rodriguez-Siek Kylie E, Giddings Catherine W, Doetkott Curt, Johnson Timothy J, Fakhr Mohamed K, Nolan Lisa K
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Since avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) and human uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC) may encounter similar challenges when establishing infection in extraintestinal locations, they may share a similar content of virulence genes and capacity to cause disease. In the present study, 524 APEC and 20...
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