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Enterohaemorrhagic and other Shiga toxin-producingEscherichia coli(STEC): Where are we now regarding diagnostics and control strategies?
25 Jan 2018
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Escherichia coli comprises a highly diverse group of Gram-negative bacteria and is a common member of the intestinal microflora of humans and animals. Generally, such colonization is asymptomatic; however, some E. coli strains have evolved to become pathogenic and thus cause clinical disease in susceptible hosts. One pathotype, the Shiga toxigenic E. coli (STEC) comprising strains expressing a Shiga-like toxin is...
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