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Human influence and biotic homogenization drive the distribution of Escherichia coli virulence genes in natural habitats.
MicrobiologyOpen - 1 Jun 2017
Cabal Adriana, Vicente Joaquin, Alvarez Julio, Barasona Jose Angel, Boadella Mariana, Dominguez Lucas, Gortazar Christian
Abstract excerpt
Cattle are the main reservoirs for Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), the only known zoonotic intestinal E. coli pathotype. However, there are other intestinal pathotypes that can cause disease in humans, whose presence has been seldom investigated. Thus, our aim was to identify the effects of anthropic pressure and of wild and domestic ungulate abundance on the distribution and diversity of the main...
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