Persistence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and its mutants in soils.

The persistence of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157:H7 in the environment poses a serious threat to public health. However, the role of Shiga toxins and other virulence factors in the survival of E. coli O157:H7 is poorly defined. The aim of this study was to determine if the virulence factors, st...

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Main Authors: Jincai Ma, A Mark Ibekwe, Xuan Yi, Haizhen Wang, Akihiro Yamazaki, David E Crowley, Ching-Hong Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21826238/?tool=EBI