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Whole genome shotgun sequencing revealed highly polymorphic genome regions and genes in Escherichia coli O157:H7 isolates collected from a single feedlot.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Gao Xin, Yang Xun, Noll Lance, Shi Xiaorong, Worley Jay, Allard Marc, Brown Eric, Nagaraja T G, Meng Jianghong
Abstract excerpt
Escherichia coli serotype O157:H7 continues to pose a serious health threat to human beings. Cattle, a major reservoir of the pathogen, harbor E. coli O157:H7 in their gastrointestinal tract and shed variable concentrations of E. coli O157:H7 into the environment. Genetic characterization of cattle-shed E. coli O157 strains is of interest to the livestock industry, food business, and public health community. The...
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