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Virulence profiling and genetic relatedness of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolated from humans and ruminants.
Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases - 1 Feb 2015
Askari Badouei Mahdi, Jajarmi Maziar, Mirsalehian Akbar
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In the present study the occurrence, genotypic characteristics and relatedness of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) isolated from 235 fecal samples of diarrheic children (n=75), sheep (n=80), and cattle (n=80) were investigated. Overall, STEC was found in 4%, 61.2%, and 18.7% of diarrheic children, sheep and cattle, respectively. Three of the four STEC isolates from diarrheic children yielded the...
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