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Direct Detection of Shiga Toxigenic Escherichia coli Strains Belonging to Serogroups O111, O157, and O113 by Multiplex PCR
1 Oct 1999
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Shiga toxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC) strains are a diverse group of organisms associated with severe gastrointestinal and systemic diseases in humans. Within the STEC family, eae-positive STEC strains, particularly those belonging to serogroups O157 and O111, appear to have greater virulence for humans. However, in spite of being eae negative, STEC strains belonging to serogroup O113 have frequently been...
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