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Occurrence of non-sorbitol fermenting, verocytotoxin-lacking Escherichia coli O157 on cattle farms.
Veterinary microbiology - 2 Jul 2009
Cobbaut Katrijn, Houf Kurt, Buvens Glenn, Habib Ihab, De Zutter Lieven
Abstract excerpt
Escherichia coli O157 is often associated with hemorrhagic colitis and the hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). The verocytotoxins are considered to be the major virulence determinants. However, vt-negative E. coli O157 were recently isolated from patients with HUS. Several transmission routes to humans are described, but cattle feces are the primary source from which both the food supply and the environment become...
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