Abstract
We compared the magnitude and duration of fecal shedding of wild-type Escherichia coli O157:H7 to that of an isogenic intimin mutant in young adult cattle and sheep. In both ruminant species, wild-type E. coli O157:H7 was shed in greater numbers and for a longer duration than was the intimin mutant.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Adhesins, Bacterial / physiology*
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Animals
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Carrier Proteins / physiology*
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Cattle / microbiology*
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Escherichia coli O157 / isolation & purification*
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Escherichia coli Proteins*
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Feces / microbiology*
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Sheep / microbiology*
Substances
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Adhesins, Bacterial
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Carrier Proteins
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Escherichia coli Proteins
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eaeA protein, E coli