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Escherichia Coli
Study data from University of Tokyo update understanding of Escherichia coli
March 18th, 2008
"Previously, we produced two groups of gnotobiotic mice, GB-3 and GB-4, which showed different responses to Escherichia coli O157:H7 challenge. E. coli O157:H7 was eliminated from GB-3, whereas GB-4 became carriers. In this study, we analysed the mechanisms of E. coli O157:H7 elimination using GB-3 and GB-4," investigators in Tokyo, Japan report. "When GB-3 and GB-4 mice were challenged with E. coli O157:H7, the E. coli O157:H7 population was reduced in the caecum of GB-3 when compared to that in the GB-4 caecum, although the numbers of E. coli O157:H7 in the small intestine were not significantly different between these two groups of gnotobiotic mice. The lag time of...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-03-18)
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