Genomic analysis of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 from cattle and pork-production related environments

ARTICLE OPEN Genomic analysis of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 from cattle and pork-production related environments Peipei Zhang 1 , Saida Essendoubi 2 , Julia Keenliside 2 , Tim Reuter 3,4 , Kim Stanford 3,4 , Robin King 2 , Patricia Lu2 and Xianqin Yang 1 ✉ Three E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks have been attributed to contaminated pork in Alberta, Canada, recently. This study investigates the phylogenetic relatedness of E. coli O157:H7 from pigs, cattle, and pork-production...