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Clinical Escherichia coli strains carrying stx genes: stx variants and stx-positive virulence profiles.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Dec 2002
Eklund Marjut, Leino Kirsikka, Siitonen Anja
Abstract excerpt
Altogether, 173 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) serotype O157 (n = 111) and non-O157 (n = 62) isolates from 170 subjects were screened by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism for eight different stx genes. The results were compiled according to serotypes, phage types of O157, production of Stx toxin and enterohemolysin, and the presence of eae. The stx genes occurred in 11 combinations; the...
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