Synanthropic rodents as possible reservoirs of shigatoxigenic Escherichia coli strains

Synanthropic rodents as possible reservoirs of shigatoxigenic Escherichia coli strains

Shigatoxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC) strains are worldwide zoonotic pathogen responsible for different cases of human disease including hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). Transmission of STEC to humans occurs through the consumption of food and water contaminated by faeces of carriers and by person-...

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Main Authors: Ximena eBlanco Crivelli, María Valeria Rumi, Julio César Carfagnini, Osvaldo eDegregorio, Adriana eBentancor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
STEC
hemolytic uremic sindrome
Hemolytic uremic syndrome
Rattus
reservoir
synanthropic
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2012.00134/full

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