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<i>Escherichia coli</i> serotyping and disease in man and animals
1 Jul 1992
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Serotyping of Escherichia coli is useful, but complex, with 173 O antigens, 80 K antigens, and 56 H antigens, which can all be subdivided into partial antigens. The O, K, and H antigens can be found in nature in many of the possible combinations. The final number of E. coli serotypes is very high, 50,000-100,000 or more. The number of frequent pathogenic serotypes is, however, limited. Two main groups of such...
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