Impact of the <it>rpoS </it>genotype for acid resistance patterns of pathogenic and probiotic <it>Escherichia coli</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Enterohemorrhagic <it>E. coli </it>(EHEC), a subgroup of Shiga toxin (Stx) producing <it>E. coli </it>(STEC), may cause severe enteritis and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and is transmitted orally via contam...

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Main Authors: Schmidt Dorothea S, Hartmann Maike, Coldewey Sina M, Engelking Uta, Ukena Sya N, Gunzer Florian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-03-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/7/21

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