Abstract:Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) is a clinically relevant foodborne pathogen,
resulting in over 95,000 cases of EHEC-associated illness and 60 deaths each year in the US alone.
Since EHEC is a continuous global issue with new outbreaks constantly occurring, the
development of new therapeutic strategies is vital to minimizing the cases of infection seen each
year. A key aspect in new drug development is the identification of vulnerabilities in EHEC’s
pathogenicity, in particular, during its transit thr… Show more
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