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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, January 2007, p. 344-346, Vol. 73, No. 1
0099-2240/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.01328-06
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

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Shiga Toxin and Shiga Toxin-Encoding Phage Do Not Facilitate Escherichia coli O157:H7 Colonization in Sheep{triangledown}

Nancy A. Cornick,1* Amy F. Helgerson,1 and Vijay Sharma2

Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventative Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa,1 Enteric Disease and Food Safety Research Unit, National Animal Disease Center, Ames, Iowa 500102

Received 9 June 2006/ Accepted 27 October 2006

Isogenic strains of Escherichia coli O157:H7, missing either stx2 or the entire Stx2-encoding phage, were compared with the parent strain for their abilities to colonize sheep. The absence of the phage or of the Shiga toxin did not significantly impact the magnitude or duration of shedding of E. coli O157:H7.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: 2130 Vet Med Building, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50010. Phone: (515) 294-6499. Fax: (515) 294-8500. E-mail: ncornick{at}iastate.edu.

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 3 November 2006.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, January 2007, p. 344-346, Vol. 73, No. 1
0099-2240/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.01328-06
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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