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Escherichia coli is an almost ubiquitous inhabitant of the large bowel flora of man, as well as many animals. Some of the E. coli strains persist for weeks, months or years (resident strains), while others are only found once, or on a few occasions closely spaced in time (transient strains) (1, 2).
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Wold, A.E., Caugant, D., Lidin-Jansson, G., de Man, P., Svanborg, C. (1991). Factors Contributing to the Persistence of E. coli in the Human Large Intestinal Microflora. In: Wadström, T., Mäkelä, P.H., Svennerholm, AM., Wolf-Watz, H. (eds) Molecular Pathogenesis of Gastrointestinal Infections. Federation of European Microbiological Societies Symposium Series, vol 58. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5982-1_47
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