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Colonic irritation

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This month's Genome Watch focuses on three enteric pathogens that cause disease in either humans, animals or both.

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Choleraesuis

Clostridium difficile

ParaA

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Typhi

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Sebaihia, M., Thomson, N. Colonic irritation. Nat Rev Microbiol 4, 882–883 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro1571

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