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Virulence genes and molecular typing of different groups of Escherichia coli O157 strains in cattle.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Oct 2009
Tóth István, Schmidt Herbert, Kardos Gábor, Lancz Zsuzsanna, Creuzburg Kristina, Damjanova Ivelina, Pászti Judit, Beutin Lothar, Nagy Béla
Abstract excerpt
Characterization of an Escherichia coli O157 strain collection (n = 42) derived from healthy Hungarian cattle revealed the existence of diverse pathotypes. Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC; eae positive) appeared to be the most frequent pathotype (n = 22 strains), 11 O157 strains were typical enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC; stx and eae positive), and 9 O157 strains were atypical, with none of the key stx and eae...
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