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The ecological habitat and transmission of Escherichia coli O157:H7

  1. Samuel Mohammed Chekabab1,
  2. Judith Paquin-Veillette1,
  3. Charles M. Dozois2,
  4. Josée Harel1,*

Article first published online: 29 JAN 2013

DOI: 10.1111/1574-6968.12078

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FEMS Microbiology Letters

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volume 341, Issue 1, pages 1–12, April 2013

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Chekabab, S. M., Paquin-Veillette, J., Dozois, C. M. and Harel, J. (2013), The ecological habitat and transmission of Escherichia coli O157:H7. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 341: 1–12. doi: 10.1111/1574-6968.12078

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  1. 1

    Centre de Recherche en Infectiologie Porcine (CRIP), Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada

  2. 2

    INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier, Laval, QC, Canada

*Correspondence: Josée Harel, Centre de Recherche en Infectiologie Porcine (CRIP), Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, CP 5000, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada J2S 7C6. Tel.: +1 450 773 8521; fax: 450 778 8108; e-mail: josee.harel@umontreal.ca

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 11 MAR 2013
  2. Article first published online: 29 JAN 2013
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 11 JAN 2013 05:48AM EST
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 3 JAN 2013
  5. Manuscript Revised: 17 DEC 2012
  6. Manuscript Received: 10 SEP 2012

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  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
  • Fonds de la recherche du Québec en nature et technologies. Grant Numbers: PT165375, RGPIN-25120, RGPIN-250129-07
  • Fonds CRIP. Grant Number: 111946

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