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Verotoxins in bovine and meat verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates: type, number of variants, and relationship to cytotoxicity.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Jan 2011
Krüger Alejandra, Lucchesi Paula M A, Parma Alberto E
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In this study, we determined vt subtypes and evaluated verotoxicity in basal as well as induced conditions of verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) strains isolated from cattle and meat products. Most (87%) of the 186 isolates carried a vt(2) gene. Moreover, the vt(2) subtype, which is associated with serious disease, was present in 42% of our VTEC collection. The other vt subtypes detected were vt(1),...
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