Escherichia coli O157:H7 and other E. coli strains share physiological properties associated with intestinal colonization

Lisa Jacobsen, Lisa Durso, Tyrell Conway, Kenneth W. Nickerson

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Abstract

Escherichia coli isolates (72 commensal and 10 O157:H7 isolates) were compared with regard to physiological and growth parameters related to their ability to survive and persist in the gastrointestinal tract and found to be similar. We propose that nonhuman hosts in E. coli O157:H7 strains function similarly to other E. coli strains in regard to attributes relevant to gastrointestinal colonization.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)4633-4635
Number of pages3
JournalApplied and environmental microbiology
Volume75
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2009
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Food Science
  • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
  • Ecology

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