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What defines extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli?
International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM - 1 Dec 2011
Köhler Christian-Daniel, Dobrindt Ulrich
Abstract excerpt
Escherichia coli (E. coli) exhibits considerable physiological and metabolic versatility and includes a variety of non-pathogenic, commensal variants, which belong to the normal gut flora of humans and warm-blooded animals. Additionally, several pathogenic variants have been identified which cause various types of intestinal or extraintestinal infections in humans and animals. In contrast to intestinal pathogenic...
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