Characterization of attaching and effacing <it>Escherichia coli </it>(AEEC) isolated from pigs and sheep

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Attaching and effacing <it>Escherichia coli </it>(AEEC) are characterized by their ability to cause attaching-and-effacing (A/E) lesions in the gut mucosa of human and animal hosts leading to diarrhoea. The genetic determ...

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Main Authors: Beutin Lothar, Zweifel Claudio, Krause Gladys, Fröhlicher Erik, Stephan Roger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-09-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/8/144