Association of <it>Escherichia coli </it>O157:H7 <it>tir </it>polymorphisms with human infection
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Emerging molecular, animal model and epidemiologic evidence suggests that Shiga-toxigenic <it>Escherichia coli </it>O157:H7 (STEC O157) isolates vary in their capacity to cause human infection and disease. The translocate...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-08-01
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Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/7/98 |