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The evolutionary divergence of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli is reflected in clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR) spacer composition.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Sept 2013
Yin Shuang, Jensen Mark A, Bai Jiawei, Debroy Chitrita, Barrangou Rodolphe, Dudley Edward G
Abstract excerpt
The Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains, including those of O157:H7 and the "big six" serogroups (i.e., serogroups O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, and O145), are a group of pathogens designated food adulterants in the United States. The relatively conserved nature of clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPRs) in phylogenetically related E. coli strains makes them potential...
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