E. coli -- United States
_E. coli_ O165:H25 is classified as an enterohemorrhagic _E. coli_ (EHEC) with zoonotic potential, and the bacteria were present in high enough numbers to be transmitted. According to the UNL diagnosticians who investigated this case, EHEC is generally defined as _E. coli_ that contain genes that encode Shiga toxin (Stx) and locus of enterocyte effacement (LEE) proteins, but may also include LEE-negative, Stx-positive _E. coli_ strains that cause hemorrhagic colitis and hemolytic uraemic
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