Escherichia coli ST117: exploring the zoonotic hypothesis
ABSTRACT Extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) can lead to severe infections, with additional risks of increasing antimicrobial resistance rates. Genotypic similarities between ExPEC and avian pathogenic E. coli (APEC) support a possible role for a poultry meat reservoir in human disea...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2024-10-01
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Series: | Microbiology Spectrum |
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Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.00466-24 |