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Phylogenetic analysis and Shiga toxin production profiling of Shiga toxin-producing/enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli clinical isolates.
Microbial pathogenesis - 1 Nov 2010
Li Rui, Harada Takaaki, Honjoh Ken-ichi, Miyamoto Takahisa
Abstract excerpt
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) can cause severe illnesses in humans such as hemorrhagic colitis and hemolytic-uremic syndrome. In this study, we carried out genotypic analysis of the Shiga toxin (stx) gene in 120 clinical isolates of STEC and enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) from patients in a southern district of Japan. We identified 88 stx(1)(+) and 103 stx(2)(+) strains. We further identified 12...
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