Comparative genomics and stx phage characterization of LEE-negative Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli
Infection by Escherichia coli and Shigella species are among the leading causes of death due to diarrheal disease in the world. Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) that do not encode the locus of enterocyte effacement (LEE-negative STEC) often possess Shiga toxin gene variants and have be...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2012-11-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2012.00133/full |