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Molecular Characterization of Human Atypical Sorbitol-Fermenting Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli O157 Reveals High Diversity.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 May 2016
Kossow Annelene, Zhang Wenlan, Bielaszewska Martina, Rhode Sophie, Hansen Kevin, Fruth Angelika, Rüter Christian, Karch Helge, Mellmann Alexander
Abstract excerpt
Alongside the well-characterized enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157:H7, serogroup O157 comprises sorbitol-fermenting typical and atypical enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC/aEPEC) strains that carry the intimin-encoding gene eae but not Shiga toxin-encoding genes (stx). Since little is known about these pathogens, we characterized 30 clinical isolates from patients with hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) or...
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