Immunized mice exhibited significant protection against E. coli O157:H7 colonization, as indicated by the reduced amount and/or duration of the bacterial fecal shedding, which demonstrate the protective potential of EspB as an oral vaccine against EHEC infection (Ahmed et al., 2014)
References
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