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Heterogeneity in phenotypic and genotypic characteristics among strains of Hafnia alvei.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Dec 1996
Ismaili A, Bourke B, de Azavedo J C, Ratnam S, Karmali M A, Sherman P M
Abstract excerpt
Hafnia alvei is an emerging human pathogen associated with sporadic cases and outbreaks of diarrhea. Bangladeshi isolates of H. alvei possess the Escherichia coli attaching and effacing (eaeA) gene and demonstrate an attaching and effacing phenotype. In the present study we examined 11 Canadian H. alvei isolates and strain 19,982 from Bangladesh to determine if the formation of attaching and effacing lesions is a...
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