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Genomic epidemiology and carbon metabolism of Escherichia coli serogroup O145 reflect contrasting phylogenies.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2020
Collis Rose M, Biggs Patrick J, Midwinter Anne C, Browne A Springer, Wilkinson David A, Irshad Hamid, French Nigel P, Brightwell Gale, Cookson Adrian L
Abstract excerpt
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are a leading cause of foodborne outbreaks of human disease, but they reside harmlessly as an asymptomatic commensal in the ruminant gut. STEC serogroup O145 are difficult to isolate as routine diagnostic methods are unable to distinguish non-O157 serogroups due to their heterogeneous metabolic characteristics, resulting in under-reporting which is likely to conceal...
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