Molecular Characterization of a Shiga Toxigenic <i>Escherichia coli</i> O113:H21 Strain Lacking <i>eae</i> Responsible for a Cluster of Cases of Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome

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Shiga toxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC) strains are a diverse group of organisms capable of causing severe gastrointestinal disease in humans. Within the STEC family, certain strains appear to have greater virulence for humans. STEC strains carrying eae and belonging to serogroup O157 or O111 have been responsible for the vast majority of outbreaks of STEC disease reported to date. Here we describe a STEC...

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