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Distribution of saa gene variants in verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli isolated from cattle and food.
Research in microbiology - 1 Apr 2006
Lucchesi Paula M A, Krüger Alejandra, Parma Alberto E
Abstract excerpt
The pathogenesis of verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli (VTEC) infection in humans is multifactorial, given that verocytotoxins are the principal virulence factor. Most strains causing serious diseases possess the eae gene that encodes the adhesin intimin, but its presence is not essential for virulence as some cases are caused by eae-negative strains. An autoagglutinating adhesin designated Saa was found in some...
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