Novel type of pilus associated with a Shiga-toxigenic E. coli hybrid pathovar conveys aggregative adherence and bacterial virulence
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Detection and virulence gene characterization of Shiga toxigenic E. coli from buffalo meat samples
Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC) are causative agents of bloody diarrhoea, haemorrhagic colitis (HC) and haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS). Humans acquire infections primarily through contaminated beef. In India, STEC has not been implicated as a major cause of diarrhoea. The study was carried out to know the prevalence of shiga toxin (ST) producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and virulence ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Emerging Microbes & Infections
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2222-1751
DOI: 10.1038/s41426-018-0209-8