Characterization of Atypical Enteropathogenic <i>Escherichia coli</i> Strains Harboring the <i>astA</i> Gene That Were Associated with a Waterborne Outbreak of Diarrhea in Japan

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The virulence traits of the Escherichia coli strain associated with a waterborne diarrhea outbreak were examined. Forty-one of 75 students (ages 12 to 15) in Akita Prefecture, Japan, showed clinical symptoms. Seven E. coli Ouk:K-:H45 isolates were isolated from the patients as the causative agent of this outbreak. One isolate (EC-3605) showed the presence of E. coli attaching-and-effacing (eaeA) and...

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