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Adaptive mutations and replacements of virulence traits in the Escherichia coli O104:H4 outbreak population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Guy Lionel, Jernberg Cecilia, Arvén Norling Jenny, Ivarsson Sofie, Hedenström Ingela, Melefors Öjar, Liljedahl Ulrika, Engstrand Lars, Andersson Siv G E
Abstract excerpt
The sequencing of highly virulent Escherichia coli O104:H4 strains isolated during the outbreak of bloody diarrhea and hemolytic uremic syndrome in Europe in 2011 revealed a genome that contained a Shiga toxin encoding prophage and a plasmid encoding enteroaggregative fimbriae. Here, we present t...
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