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Seropathotypes, Phylogroups, Stx subtypes, and intimin types of wildlife-carried, shiga toxin-producing escherichia coli strains with the same characteristics as human-pathogenic isolates.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Apr 2012
Mora Azucena, López Cecilia, Dhabi Ghizlane, López-Beceiro Ana M, Fidalgo Luís E, Díaz Eduardo A, Martínez-Carrasco Carlos, Mamani Rosalía, Herrera Alexandra, Blanco Jesús E, Blanco Miguel, Blanco Jorge
Abstract excerpt
The objectives of this study were to investigate the presence of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains in wildlife that have spread in Europe, living near human settlements; to analyze their epidemiological role in maintenance and transmission to domestic livestock; and to assess the potential health risk of wildlife-carried strains. STEC strains were recovered from 53% of roe deer, 8.4% of wild...
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