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Multilocus sequence typing and virulence factors analysis of Escherichia coli O157 strains in China.
Journal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea) - 1 Dec 2010
Ji Xiao W, Liao Ya L, Zhu Ye F, Wang Hai G, Gu Ling, Gu Jiang, Dong Chen, Ding Hong L, Mao Xu H, Zhu Feng C, Zou Quan M
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Escherichia coli O157:H7, an important food-borne pathogen, has become a major public health concern worldwide. The aim of this study was to investigate the molecular epidemiologic feature of E. coli O157:H7 strains in China. 105 E. coli O157:H7 isolates were collected from various hosts and places over 9 years. A multilocus sequence typing scheme (MLST) was applied for bacteria genotyping and polymerase chain...
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