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Virulence traits associated with verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli O157 recovered from freshwater biofilms.
Journal of applied microbiology - 1 May 2007
Cooper I R, Taylor H D, Hanlon G W
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To investigate whether epilithic biofilms in freshwater streams in a mixed UK agricultural river catchment harbour Escherichia coli O157, and if so, whether they demonstrate an association with those excreted by grazing farm animals. METHODS AND RESULTS: Flint shingle, native to the study site, was used as a surface for biofilm development within cages of metal lath set into a stream bed at four locations on...
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