Clade 8 and Clade 6 Strains of Escherichia coli O157:H7 from Cattle in Argentina have Hypervirulent-Like Phenotypes.

The hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) whose main causative agent is enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157:H7 is a disease that mainly affects children under 5 years of age. Argentina is the country with the highest incidence of HUS in the world. Cattle are a major reservoir and source of infe...

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Main Authors: Natalia Amigo, Elsa Mercado, Adriana Bentancor, Pallavi Singh, Daniel Vilte, Elisabeth Gerhardt, Elsa Zotta, Cristina Ibarra, Shannon D Manning, Mariano Larzábal, Angel Cataldi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0127710
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