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Differential expression of virulence and stress fitness genes between Escherichia coli O157:H7 strains with clinical or bovine-biased genotypes.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Jan 2010
Vanaja Sivapriya Kailasan, Springman Amber C, Besser Thomas E, Whittam Thomas S, Manning Shannon D
Abstract excerpt
Escherichia coli O157:H7 strains can be classified into different genotypes based on the presence of specific Shiga toxin-encoding bacteriophage insertion sites. Certain O157:H7 genotypes predominate among human clinical cases (clinical genotypes), while others are more frequently found in bovine...
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