Article
Shiga Toxin Subtypes and Virulence Genes in Escherichia coli Isolated from Cattle.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases - 24 Mar 2017
Akiyama Yumi, Futai Hiroko, Saito Etsuko, Ogita Kenichi, Sakae Hiroshi, Fukunaga Masaharu, Tsuji Hidetaka, Chikahira Masatsugu, Iguchi Atsushi
Abstract excerpt
Subtypes of stx1 and stx2 in 45 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains isolated from cattle were investigated by PCR. Only subtype stx1a was detected among all the stx1-positive strains. The major stx2 subtype was stx2a followed by stx2d, stx2c, stx2b, and stx2g in decreasing order...
Topics
- Animals
- Cattle
- Cattle Diseases
- Escherichia coli Infections
- Genotype
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Shiga Toxin
- Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli
- Virulence Factors
