Lability of the pAA Virulence Plasmid in Escherichia coli O104:H4: Implications for Virulence in Humans.

Lability of the pAA Virulence Plasmid in Escherichia coli O104:H4: Implications for Virulence in Humans.

<label>BACKGROUND</label>Escherichia coli O104:H4 that caused the large German outbreak in 2011 is a highly virulent hybrid of enterohemorrhagic (EHEC) and enteroaggregative (EAEC) E. coli. The strain displays "stacked-brick" aggregative adherence to human intestinal epithelial...

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Main Authors: Wenlan Zhang, Martina Bielaszewska, Lisa Kunsmann, Alexander Mellmann, Andreas Bauwens, Robin Köck, Annelene Kossow, Agnes Anders, Sören Gatermann, Helge Karch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3689698?pdf=render

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