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Adherent-invasive Escherichia coli phenotype displayed by intestinal pathogenic E. coli strains from cats, dogs, and swine.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 15 Aug 2011
Martinez-Medina Margarita, Garcia-Gil Jesus, Barnich Nicolas, Wieler Lothar H, Ewers Christa
Abstract excerpt
The adherent-invasive Escherichia coli (AIEC) pathotype, which has been associated with Crohn's disease, shows similar traits to human and animal extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC) with respect to their phylogenetic origin and virulence gene profiles. Here, we demonstrate that animal ExPEC strains generally do not share the AIEC phenotype. In contrast, this phenotype is very frequent among animal...
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