Factors Involved in the Persistence of a Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 Strain in Bovine Feces and Gastro-Intestinal Content

Healthy cattle are the primary reservoir for O157:H7 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli responsible for human food-borne infections. Because farm environment acts as a source of cattle contamination, it is important to better understand the factors controlling the persistence of E. coli O157:H7 outside t...

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Main Authors: Audrey Segura, Pauline Auffret, Delphine Bibbal, Marine Bertoni, Alexandra Durand, Grégory Jubelin, Monique Kérourédan, Hubert Brugère, Yolande Bertin, Evelyne Forano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00375/full