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American Society for Microbiology, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 9(88), 2022
DOI: 10.1128/aem.00277-22
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Whole-Genome Sequencing and Virulome Analysis of Escherichia coli Isolated from New Zealand Environments of Contrasting Observed Land Use
Journal article published in 2022 by
Adrian L. Cookson 
,
Jonathan C. Marshall,
Patrick J. Biggs ,
Lynn E. Rogers,
Rose M. Collis,
Megan Devane,
Rebecca Stott,
David A. Wilkinson ,
Janine Kamke ,
Gale Brightwell
,
Jonathan C. Marshall,
Patrick J. Biggs ,
Lynn E. Rogers,
Rose M. Collis,
Megan Devane,
Rebecca Stott,
David A. Wilkinson ,
Janine Kamke ,
Gale Brightwell
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Abstract
This study takes a systematic sampling approach to assess the public health risk of Escherichia coli recovered from freshwater sites within forest and farmland. The New Zealand landscape is dominated by livestock farming, and previous work has demonstrated that “recreational exposure to water” is a risk factor for human infection by Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC).