Genetically similar strains of <it>Escherichia coli</it> O157:H7 isolated from sheep, cattle and human patients

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Comparatively little is known about the prevalence or the molecular characteristics of the zoonotic pathogen <it>E. coli</it> O157:H7 in the sheep reservoir. To investigate this and determine the host specificity of subcl...

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Main Authors: Söderlund Robert, Hedenström Ingela, Nilsson Anna, Eriksson Erik, Aspán Anna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-10-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1746-6148/8/200