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Prevalence of the new, SPI1-like, pathogenicity island ETT2 among Escherichia coli.
International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM - 1 Feb 2003
Hartleib Stefan, Prager Rita, Hedenström Ingela, Löfdahl Sven, Tschäpe Helmut
Abstract excerpt
The new pathogenicity island ETT2 has been identified by PCR and gene probes among various intestinal serovars and pathovars of E. coli, in particular among EHEC/STEC. However, ETT2 was not detected among extra-intestinal and non-pathogenic E. coli strains or other enteric bacteria including various S. enterica serovars. A considerable molecular diversity of ETT2 among various E. coli serovars was found. The...
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