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Stx genotypes and antimicrobial resistance profiles of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli strains isolated from human infections, cattle and foods in Brazil.
FEMS microbiology letters - 1 Jun 2006
Cergole-Novella Maria Cecília, Nishimura Lucilia S, Irino Kinue, Vaz Tânia Mara I, de Castro Antônio Fernando Pestana, Leomil Luciana, Guth Beatriz Ernestina C
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A total of 107 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli strains (STEC) isolated from different origins in São Paulo, Brazil, and belonging to different serotypes were characterized regarding stx subtypes and susceptibility to antimicrobial agents. Most of the human STEC strains harbored stx1 (85.7%), while stx2, associated or not to stx1, was identified preferentially in the animal and food strains. None of the...
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