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Persistence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and its mutants in soils.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Ma Jincai, Ibekwe A Mark, Yi Xuan, Wang Haizhen, Yamazaki Akihiro, Crowley David E, Yang Ching-Hong
Abstract excerpt
The persistence of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157:H7 in the environment poses a serious threat to public health. However, the role of Shiga toxins and other virulence factors in the survival of E. coli O157:H7 is poorly defined. The aim of this study was to determine if the virulence factors, stx₁, stx₂, stx₁₋₂, and eae in E. coli O157:H7 EDL933 play any significant role in the growth of this pathogen in rich...
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