Isolation and characteristics of Shiga toxin 2f-producing Escherichia coli among pigeons in Kyushu, Japan.

Isolation and characteristics of Shiga toxin 2f-producing Escherichia coli among pigeons in Kyushu, Japan.

An increasing number of Shiga toxin 2f-producing Escherichia coli (STEC2f) infections in humans are being reported in Europe, and pigeons have been suggested as a reservoir for the pathogen. In Japan, there is very little information regarding carriage of STEC2f by pigeons, prompting the need for fu...

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Main Authors: Koichi Murakami, Yoshiki Etoh, Sachiko Ichihara, Eriko Maeda, Shigeyuki Takenaka, Kazumi Horikawa, Hiroshi Narimatsu, Kimiko Kawano, Yoshiaki Kawamura, Kenitiro Ito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3900449?pdf=render

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