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Low frequency of high level Shiga-like toxin production in enteropathogenicEscherichia coli 0 serogroups

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Abbreviations

EPEC:

enteropathogenicEscherichia coli

SLT:

Shiga-like toxin

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  1. Program of Microbiology, Department of Pathology, British Columbia's Children's Hospital, V6H 3V4, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    N. Cimolai & C. Trombley

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Cimolai, N., Trombley, C. Low frequency of high level Shiga-like toxin production in enteropathogenicEscherichia coli 0 serogroups. Eur J Pediatr 151, 147 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01958964

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Keywords

  • Public Health
  • Toxin Production