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Pathogenicity Islands Distribution in Non-O157 Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli (STEC)
- Jimena Soledad Cadona,
- Ana Victoria Bustamante,
- Juliana González and
- Andrea Mariel Sanso
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are foodborne pathogens associated with outbreaks and hemolytic-uremic syndrome. Cattle and meat foods are the main reservoir and infection source, respectively. Pathogenicity islands (PAIs) play an impor...