Global population structure of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O103:H2 and the variation in their major virulence factor-encoding genetic elements
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Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is a major cause of serious gastrointestinal illness, including diarrhoea, haemorrhagic colitis and life-threatening haemolytic-uraemic syndrome. Although O157:H7 STEC strains are the most prevalent, the inci... ...
