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Escherichia coli encoding Shiga toxin 2f as an emerging human pathogen.
International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM - 1 Jun 2009
Prager Rita, Fruth Angelika, Siewert Ute, Strutz Ute, Tschäpe Helmut
Abstract excerpt
Escherichia coli harbouring the stx2f gene have been previously reported in pigeons. Here we demonstrate the presence of this allele in human diarrhoeagenic E. coli strains originally classified as atypical enteropathogenic E. coli (aEPEC). Thirty-two stx2f-positive E. coli serotyped as O63:H6, O128:H2, O132:H34, O145:H34, and O178:H7 were found to belong to a large number of clonal groups due to their different...
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