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Multivariate analyses revealed distinctive features differentiating human and cattle isolates of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 in Japan.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Apr 2011
Lee Ken-ichi, French Nigel P, Hara-Kudo Yukiko, Iyoda Sunao, Kobayashi Hideki, Sugita-Konishi Yoshiko, Tsubone Hirokazu, Kumagai Susumu
Abstract excerpt
Genotypes of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157 isolated from humans and cattle were analyzed by uni- and multivariable logistic regression, and population structure methods, to gain insight into transmission and the nature of human infection. Eleven genotyping assays, including PCR typing of five virulence factors (stx(1), stx(2), stx(2c), eae, and ehxA) and a lineage-specific polymorphism assay...
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