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Global population structure of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O103:H2 and the variation in their major virulence factor-encoding genetic elements.
Microbial genomics - 1 Jan 2026
Taniguchi Itsuki, Morimoto Yo, Kimura Yoko, Seto Junji, Kawai Yuko, Kitahashi Tomoko, Aoki Junko, Terai Katsuya, Furuta Toshihiko, Wakabayashi Yuki, Tanabe Sumiko, Hamasaki Mitsuhiro, Abe Yuri, Sasaki Mari, Narimatsu Hiroshi, Yokoyama Eiji, Iyoda Sunao, Hayashi Tetsuya, Nakamura Keiji
Abstract excerpt
Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is a major cause of serious gastrointestinal illness, including diarrhoea, haemorrhagic colitis and life-threatening haemolytic-uraemic syndrome. Although O157:H7 STEC strains are the most prevalent, the incidence of STEC infections caused by se...
Topics
- Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli
- Virulence Factors
- Phylogeny
- Humans
- Escherichia coli Proteins
- Escherichia coli Infections
- Genome, Bacterial
- Whole Genome Sequencing
- Genetic Variation