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Animal Reservoirs of Shiga Toxin-Producing<i>Escherichia coli</i>
15 Aug 2014
Abstract excerpt
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains have been detected in a wide diversity of mammals, birds, fish, and several insects. Carriage by most animals is asymptomatic, thus allowing for dissemination of the bacterium in the environment without detection. Replication of the organism may occur in the gastrointestinal tract of some animals, notably ruminants. Carriage may also be passive or transient,...
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