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Multilocus genotypic characterization of Escherichia coli O157:H7 recovered from food sources.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Aug 2015
Elhadidy M M, Elkhatib W F
Abstract excerpt
Escherichia coli O157:H7 strains (n = 33) recovered from different food sources in Egypt were characterized using molecular assays to identify strain genotypes associated with various levels of pathogenic potential. Genotypic characterization included: lineage-specific polymorphism assay (LSPA-6), Shiga-toxin-encoding bacteriophage insertion site assay (SBI), clade 8 typing, Tir (A255 T) polymorphism, and variant...
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