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Genomic anatomy of Escherichia coli O157:H7 outbreaks.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 13 Dec 2011
Eppinger Mark, Mammel Mark K, Leclerc Joseph E, Ravel Jacques, Cebula Thomas A
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The rapid emergence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 from an unknown strain in 1982 to the dominant hemorrhagic E. coli serotype in the United States and the cause of widespread outbreaks of human food-borne illness highlights a need to evaluate critically the extent to which genomic plasticity of this important enteric pathogen contributes to its pathogenic potential and its evolution as well as its adaptation in...
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