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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Main Authors: Xi Yang, Hui Sun, Ruyue Fan, Shanshan Fu, Ji Zhang, Andreas Matussek, Yanwen Xiong, Xiangning Bai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-60225-w