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. 1987 May;55(5):1329–1331. doi: 10.1128/iai.55.5.1329-1331.1987

Partition of heat-labile-enterotoxin genes between human and animal Escherichia coli isolates.

A C Vinal, W S Dallas
PMCID: PMC260510  PMID: 2883126

Abstract

Heat-labile toxin (LT) genes from human and animal Escherichia coli isolates from a restricted geographical region (Thailand) exhibited a segregated pattern of dissemination that was revealed by a restriction enzyme site polymorphism. The results suggest an exclusion of LT genes from or a low transfer rate for LT genes between E. coli strains infectious for humans and those infectious for animals in natural settings.

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