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Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in Montana: bacterial genotypes and clinical profiles.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Sept 2003
Jelacic Jill K, Damrow Todd, Chen Gilbert S, Jelacic Srdjan, Bielaszewska Martina, Ciol Marcia, Carvalho Humberto M, Melton-Celsa Angela R, O'Brien Alison D, Tarr Phillip I
Abstract excerpt
The diseases and virulence genes associated with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are characterized incompletely. We analyzed, by polymerase chain reaction, 82 STEC isolates collected prospectively in Montana and profiled associated illnesses by patient chart review. All E. coli O157:H7 contained stx2-group genes, as well as eae, iha, espA, and ehxA; 84% contained stx1. Non-O157:H7 STEC less...
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