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. 1972 Apr;5(4):622–624. doi: 10.1128/iai.5.4.622-624.1972

Plasmid-Associated Enterotoxin Production in a Strain of Escherichia coli Isolated from Humans

F J Skerman 1,2,1, S B Formal 1,2, Stanley Falkow 1,2
PMCID: PMC422413  PMID: 4564682

Abstract

A strain of Escherichia coli isolated from an epidemic of “nonspecific” diarrhea has been shown to harbor a plasmid which specifies enterotoxin production.

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