<it>In vivo</it> bioluminescence imaging of <it>Escherichia coli</it> O104:H4 and role of aerobactin during colonization of a mouse model of infection

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A major outbreak of bloody diarrhea associated with Shiga toxin-producing <it>Escherichia coli</it> O104:H4 occurred early in 2011, to which an unusual number of hemolytic uremic syndrome cases were linked. Due to limited...

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Main Authors: Torres Alfredo G, Cieza Roberto J, Rojas-Lopez Maricarmen, Blumentritt Carla A, Souza Cristiane S, Johnston R, Strockbine Nancy, Kaper James B, Sbrana Elena, Popov Vsevolod L
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/12/112