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Comparative analysis of super-shedder strains of Escherichia coli O157:H7 reveals distinctive genomic features and a strongly aggregative adherent phenotype on bovine rectoanal junction squamous epithelial cells.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Cote Rebecca, Katani Robab, Moreau Matthew R, Kudva Indira T, Arthur Terrance M, DebRoy Chitrita, Mwangi Michael M, Albert Istvan, Raygoza Garay Juan Antonio, Li Lingling, Brandl Maria T, Carter Michelle Q, Kapur Vivek
Abstract excerpt
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 (O157) are significant foodborne pathogens and pose a serious threat to public health worldwide. The major reservoirs of O157 are asymptomatic cattle which harbor the organism in the terminal recto-anal junction (RAJ). Some colonized animals, referred to as "super-shedders" (SS), are known to shed O157 in exceptionally large numbers (>104 CFU/g of feces). Recent...
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