Grazing protozoa and the evolution of the Escherichia coli O157:H7 Shiga toxin-encoding prophage

Humans play little role in the epidemiology of Escherichia coli O157:H7, a commensal bacterium of cattle. Why then does E. coli O157:H7 code for virulence determinants, like the Shiga toxins (Stxs), responsible for the morbidity and mortality of colonized humans? One possibility is that the virulenc...

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Autores principales: Meltz Steinberg, Karyn, Levin, Bruce R
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2007
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2211389/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17535798
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2007.0245

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2211389/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17535798
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2007.0245

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