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Enterohaemorrhagic E. Coli Infection: Identification of the Host Cell Intimin Receptor (HIR)

Objective

In the UK and overseas, there is an increasing occurrence of foodborne illnesses associated with enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC). Infections with EHEC cause a wide spectrum of disease in humans ranging from mild diarrhoea to haemorrhagic colitis

Institution
Imperial College - London
Start date
2005
End date
2008
Project number
G0401551
Categories
Escherichia coli
Parasites
Bacterial Pathogens