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Genetically similar strains of Escherichia coli O157:H7 isolated from sheep, cattle and human patients.
BMC veterinary research - 24 Oct 2012
Söderlund Robert, Hedenström Ingela, Nilsson Anna, Eriksson Erik, Aspán Anna
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BACKGROUND: Comparatively little is known about the prevalence or the molecular characteristics of the zoonotic pathogen E. coli O157:H7 in the sheep reservoir. To investigate this and determine the host specificity of subclones of the bacterium, we have conducted a slaughterhouse prevalence study in sheep and compared the collected isolates to O157:H7 previously isolated from cattle and human patients. RESULTS:...
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