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SUBMITTER: Grande L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5189129 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Emerging infectious diseases 20161215 12
Verotoxigenic Escherichia coli infections in humans cause disease ranging from uncomplicated intestinal illnesses to bloody diarrhea and systemic sequelae, such as hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). Previous research indicated that pigeons may be a reservoir for a population of verotoxigenic E. coli producing the VT2f variant. We used whole-genome sequencing to characterize a set of VT2f-producing E. coli strains from human patients with diarrhea or HUS and from healthy pigeons. We describe a phag ...[more]