Genetic diversity of the intimin gene (eae) in non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli strains in China
Abstract Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is an important foodborne pathogen. The increasing incidence of non-O157 STEC has posed a great risk to public health. Besides the Shiga toxin (Stx), the adherence factor, intimin, coded by eae gene plays a critical role in STEC pathogenesis. In...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2020-02-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-60225-w |