<it>tkt1</it>, located on a novel pathogenicity island, is prevalent in avian and human extraintestinal pathogenic <it>Escherichia coli</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Extraintestinal pathogenic <it>Escherichia coli </it>are important pathogens of human and animal hosts. Some human and avian extraintestinal pathogenic <it>E. coli </it>are indistinguishable on the basis of di...

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Main Authors: Li Ganwu, Kariyawasam Subhashinie, Tivendale Kelly A, Wannemuehler Yvonne, Ewers Christa, Wieler Lothar H, Logue Catherine M, Nolan Lisa K
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-04-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/12/51