Mouse Virulence of Human, Systemic, Pathogenic Escherichia coli Strains.
Strains of Escherichia coli isolated from systemic infections of humans exhibited marked intraperitoneal and intracerebral virulence for mice. This marked virulence was not exhibited by enteropathogenic strains.
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Department of Microbiology, Marquette School of Medicine, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233.