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. 2006 Mar;53(2):75-7.
doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.2006.00919.x.

Detection of the astA (EAST1) gene in attaching and effacing Escherichia coli from ruminants

M Yuste  1 , R De La Fuente, J A Ruiz-Santa-Quiteria, D Cid, J A Orden
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Detection of the astA (EAST1) gene in attaching and effacing Escherichia coli from ruminants

M Yuste et al. J Vet Med B Infect Dis Vet Public Health. 2006 Mar.

Abstract

A total of 206 attaching and effacing Escherichia coli strains from ruminants were analysed for the presence of the astA (EAST1) and bfpA genes. None of these strains was bfpA-positive. The percentage of enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) strains astA-positive found in healthy cattle (15.6%) suggests that this animal species may be a significant reservoir of atypical EPEC potentially pathogenic for humans.

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