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Putative Adhesins of Enteropathogenic and EnterohemorrhagicEscherichia coliof Serogroup O26 Isolated from Humans and Cattle
30 Apr 2009
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Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) strains are responsible for food poisoning in developed countries via consumption of vegetal and animal food sources contaminated by ruminant feces, and some strains (O26, O111, and O118 serogroups) are also responsible for diarrhea in young calves. The prevalence of 27 putative adhesins of EHEC and of bovine necrotoxigenic E. coli (NTEC) was studied with a collection of...
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