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Emergence of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli serovar O157 strains in clade 8 with highly similar pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns.
Journal of food protection - 1 Aug 2011
Yokoyama Eiji, Etoh Yoshiki, Ichihara Sachiko, Horikawa Kazumi, Konishi Noriko, Kai Akemi, Matsumoto Yuko, Kurosaki Morito, Kasahara Hitomi, Kurazono Takayuki, Yoda Kiyoe
Abstract excerpt
Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli serovar O157 (O157) strains with highly similar pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) patterns were isolated in Japan during 2007 and 2008. Several genetic features related to O157 evolution were investigated to indicate whether homoplasy might have contributed to the highly similar PFGE patterns in these strains. The O157 strains were classified in lineage I/II, as defined by...
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