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Genomic analysis of shiga toxin-containing Escherichia coli O157:H7 isolated from Argentinean cattle.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2021
Amadio Ariel, Bono James L, Irazoqui Matías, Larzábal Mariano, Marques da Silva Wanderson, Eberhardt María Florencia, Riviere Nahuel A, Gally David, Manning Shannon D, Cataldi Angel
Abstract excerpt
Cattle are the main reservoir of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC), with O157:H7 the distinctive serotype. EHEC is the main causative agent of a severe systemic disease, Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS). Argentina has the highest pediatric HUS incidence worldwide with 12-14 cases per 100,000 children. Herein, we assessed the genomes of EHEC O157:H7 isolates recovered from cattle in the humid Pampas of...
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