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Prevalence, characterization and clonal analysis of Escherichia coli O157: non-H7 serotypes that carry eae alleles.
FEMS microbiology letters - 1 Jul 2010
Feng Peter C H, Keys Christine, Lacher David, Monday Steven R, Shelton Dan, Rozand Christine, Rivas Marta, Whittam Thomas
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We examined O157:non-H7 strains isolated from various sources and geographical locations and found 15/57 strains to carry eae alleles, including alpha, beta, epsilon and kappa/delta, suggesting that these strains may be prevalent. All strains were serologically and genetically confirmed to be O157, but none were the H7 serotype or carried any trait virulence factors of the Escherichia coli O157:H7 serotype....
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