Genomic analysis of shiga toxin-containing Escherichia coli O157:H7 isolated from Argentinean cattle

Cattle are the main reservoir of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC), with O157:H7 the distinctive serotype. EHEC is the main causative agent of a severe systemic disease, Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS). Argentina has the highest pediatric HUS incidence worldwide with 12–14 cases per 100,000...

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Main Authors: Ariel Amadio, James L. Bono, Matías Irazoqui, Mariano Larzábal, Wanderson Marques da Silva, María Florencia Eberhardt, Nahuel A. Riviere, David Gally, Shannon D. Manning, Angel Cataldi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8553066/?tool=EBI