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Characterization of Escherichia coli O157:H7 strains isolated from supershedding cattle.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Jul 2013
Arthur Terrance M, Ahmed Rafiq, Chase-Topping Margo, Kalchayanand Norasak, Schmidt John W, Bono James L
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Previous reports have indicated that a small proportion of cattle shedding high levels of Escherichia coli O157:H7 is the main source for transmission of this organism between animals. Cattle achieving a fecal shedding status of 10(4) CFU of E. coli O157:H7/gram or greater are now referred to as supershedders. The aim of this study was to investigate the contribution of E. coli O157:H7 strain type to...
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