Serotypes, virulence genes and intimin types of Shiga toxin (verocytotoxin)-producing <it>Escherichia coli </it>isolates from minced beef in Lugo (Spain) from 1995 through 2003
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Shiga toxin-producing <it>Escherichia coli </it>(STEC) have emerged as pathogens that can cause food-borne infections and severe and potentially fatal illnesses in humans, such as haemorrhagic colitis (HC) and haemolytic...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-03-01
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Series: | BMC Microbiology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/7/13 |