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Non-O157 Shiga-like toxin-producing E.coli (STEC) are Gram-negative foodborne pathogens1 that can cause severe foodborne disease. A publication by Scallan et al.2 in 2011 estimated that 271 112,752 human foodborne non-O157 STEC cases, including 0 deaths, occur annually in the US.

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