Pathogenic Escherichia coli

© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Some strains of Escherichia coli cause disease of the gastrointestinal tract. A subgroup of these, the Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, which includes E. coli O157:H7, are common commensals of ruminant food animals. Numerous outbreaks of severe and often fatal...

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Main Authors: Fegan, N., Gobius, K., Dykes, Gary
Format: Book Chapter
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/55486