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Sex and virulence in Escherichia coli: an evolutionary perspective.
Molecular microbiology - 1 Jun 2006
Wirth Thierry, Falush Daniel, Lan Ruiting, Colles Frances, Mensa Patience, Wieler Lothar H, Karch Helge, Reeves Peter R, Maiden Martin C J, Ochman Howard, Achtman Mark
Abstract excerpt
Pathogenic Escherichia coli cause over 160 million cases of dysentery and one million deaths per year, whereas non-pathogenic E. coli constitute part of the normal intestinal flora of healthy mammals and birds. The evolutionary pathways underlying this dichotomy in bacterial lifestyle were investigated by multilocus sequence typing of a global collection of isolates. Specific pathogen types [enterohaemorrhagic E....
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