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Molecular characterization reveals three distinct clonal groups among clinical shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli strains of serogroup O103.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Sept 2012
Iguchi Atsushi, Iyoda Sunao, Ohnishi Makoto
Abstract excerpt
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is one of the most important groups of food-borne pathogens, and STEC strains belonging to the serotype O103:H2 can cause diarrhea, hemorrhagic colitis, and hemolytic-uremic syndrome in humans. STEC O103:non-H2 strains are also sometimes isolated from human patients, but their genetic characteristics and role in significant human enteric disease are not yet...
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