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Genetic characteristics of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157, O26, O103, O111 and O145 isolates from humans, food, and cattle in Belgium.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Dec 2013
Verstraete K, DE Reu K, VAN Weyenberg S, Piérard D, DE Zutter L, Herman L, Robyn J, Heyndrickx M
Abstract excerpt
In this study, we characterized 272 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) isolates from humans, food, and cattle in Belgium [O157 (n = 205), O26 (n = 31), O103 (n = 15), O111 (n = 10), O145 (n = 11)] for their virulence profile, whole genome variations and relationships on different genetic levels. Isolates of O157 displayed a wide variation of stx genotypes, heterogeneously distributed among pulsogroups...
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