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Comparative genomics of two super-shedder isolates of Escherichia coli O157:H7.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Katani Robab, Cote Rebecca, Kudva Indira T, DebRoy Chitrita, Arthur Terrance M, Kapur Vivek
Abstract excerpt
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 (O157) are zoonotic foodborne pathogens and of major public health concern that cause considerable intestinal and extra-intestinal illnesses in humans. O157 colonize the recto-anal junction (RAJ) of asymptomatic cattle who shed the bacterium into the environment through fecal matter. A small subset of cattle, termed super-shedders (SS), excrete O157 at a rate (≥ 104...
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