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Differential virulence of clinical and bovine-biased enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 genotypes in piglet and Dutch belted rabbit models.
Infection and immunity - 1 Jan 2012
Shringi Smriti, García Alexis, Lahmers Kevin K, Potter Kathleen A, Muthupalani Sureshkumar, Swennes Alton G, Hovde Carolyn J, Call Douglas R, Fox James G, Besser Thomas E
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Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 (EHEC O157) is an important cause of food and waterborne illness in the developed countries. Cattle are a reservoir host of EHEC O157 and a major source of human exposure through contaminated meat products. Shiga toxins (Stxs) are an important pathogenicity trait of EHEC O157. The insertion sites of the Stx-encoding bacteriophages differentiate EHEC O157 isolates into...
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