Molecular characterization of locus of enterocyte effacement pathogenicity island in shigatoxic Escherichia coli isolated from human & cattle in West Bengal, India

Background & objectives: Shigatoxic Escherichia coli (STEC) recovered from dairy animals of Kolkata, India, harboured the putative virulence genes; however, the animals did not exhibit clinical symptoms. Similarly, human isolates in this locality also showed variations in degree of symptoms. Hen...

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Main Authors: Suresh Chandra Das, Thandavanaryanalu Ramamurthy, Santanu Ghosh, Gururaja Perumal Pazhani, Tista Sen, Raghubir Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical Research
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Online Access:http://www.ijmr.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-5916;year=2017;volume=146;issue=7;spage=30;epage=37;aulast=Das