Correlation between in vivo biofilm formation and virulence gene expression in Escherichia coli O104:H4.

The emergence of novel pathogens poses a major public health threat causing widespread epidemics in susceptible populations. The Escherichia coli O104:H4 strain implicated in a 2011 outbreak in northern Germany caused the highest frequency of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and death ever recorded i...

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Main Authors: Rim Al Safadi, Galeb S Abu-Ali, Rudolph E Sloup, James T Rudrik, Christopher M Waters, Kathryn A Eaton, Shannon D Manning
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3405000?pdf=render