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Phenotypic and genotypic analyses of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O145 strains from patients in Germany.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Mar 2004
Sonntag Anne-Katharina, Prager Rita, Bielaszewska Martina, Zhang Wenlan, Fruth Angelika, Tschäpe Helmut, Karch Helge
Abstract excerpt
Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) strains of serogroup O145 are emerging as causes of diarrhea and the hemolytic-uremic syndrome. However, there have been few genetic analyses of this EHEC group. We investigated the serotypes, virulence genes, plasmid profiles, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) patterns, and genetic variability of the fliC and eae genes in 120 EHEC O145 strains isolated from cases...
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