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Rapid and specific detection, molecular epidemiology, and experimental virulence of the O16 subgroup within Escherichia coli sequence type 131.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 May 2014
Johnson James R, Clermont Olivier, Johnston Brian, Clabots Connie, Tchesnokova Veronika, Sokurenko Evgeni, Junka Adam F, Maczynska Beata, Denamur Erick
Abstract excerpt
Escherichia coli sequence type 131 (ST131), a widely disseminated multidrug-resistant extraintestinal pathogen, typically exhibits serotype O25b:H4. However, certain ST131 isolates exhibit serotype O16:H5 and derive from a phylogenetic clade that is distinct from the classic O25b:H4 ST131 clade....
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