Locus of Adhesion and Autoaggregation (LAA), a pathogenicity island present in emerging Shiga Toxin–producing Escherichia coli strains

Locus of Adhesion and Autoaggregation (LAA), a pathogenicity island present in emerging Shiga Toxin–producing Escherichia coli strains

Abstract Shiga Toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are a group of foodborne pathogens associated with diarrhea, dysentery, hemorrhagic colitis (HC) and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). Shiga toxins are the major virulence factor of these pathogens, however adhesion and colonization to the human...

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Main Authors: David A. Montero, Juliana Velasco, Felipe Del Canto, Jose L. Puente, Nora L. Padola, David A. Rasko, Mauricio Farfán, Juan C. Salazar, Roberto Vidal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06999-y

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