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Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of beta-D-glucuronidase-positive Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 isolates from deer.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Oct 2004
Nagano Hideki, Hirochi Takashi, Fujita Kozo, Wakamori Yoshihiro, Takeshi Koichi, Yano Shoki
Abstract excerpt
Beta-glucuronidase-positive (GUD+) Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7 was isolated from both an asymptomatic woman and uncooked deer meat in her possession in Hokkaido, Japan. The phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of the two isolates were identical or closely related, indicating probable transmission of the deer isolate to the woman. Moreover, several other GUD+ STEC O157:H7 strains...
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