Investigation of prevalence of free Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC)-specific bacteriophages and its correlation with STEC bacterial hosts in a produce-growing area in Salinas, California

Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) causes approximately 265,000 illnesses and 3,600 hospitalizations annually and is highly associated with animal contamination due to the natural reservoir of ruminant gastrointestinal tracts. Free STEC-specific bacteriophages against STEC strains are also commonl...

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Autores principales: Liao, Yen-Te, Quintela, Irwin A., Nguyen, Kimberly, Salvador, Alexandra, Cooley, Michael B., Wu, Vivian C. H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5754052/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29300761
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0190534

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