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Characterization of a Verocytotoxin-Producing Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli Serogroup O111:H21 Strain Associated with a Household Outbreak in Northern Ireland
4 Oct 2012
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A strain of Escherichia coli O111:H21 recently isolated in the United Kingdom harbored the phage-encoded vtx2c gene and the aggregative adherence plasmid. Although exhibiting the same pathogenic profile as the E. coli O104:H4 strain linked to the outbreak in Germany, there were important differences in strain characteristics and in the epidemiological setting.
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