Article
Characterisation of verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli strains isolated from human patients in Hungary over a 7-year period.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Feb 2010
Mag T, Nógrády N, Herpay M, Tóth I, Rozgonyi F
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study was to characterise verotoxigenic Escherichia coli (VTEC) strains isolated in Hungary from 2000 to 2006. Altogether, 33 human VTEC strains were investigated to define the O:H antigens, verotoxin 1, 2 (vtx1 and 2), intimin (eae), enteroaggregative heat-stable toxin (ast1), autoagglutinating adhesin (saa) and enterohaemolysin (ehlyA) genes and sensitivity to 11 antimicrobial agents. The...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
