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Non-O157:H7 pathogenic Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli: phenotypic and genetic profiling of virulence traits and evidence for clonality.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jan 1999
Schmidt H, Geitz C, Tarr P I, Frosch M, Karch H
Abstract excerpt
The virulence profiles of most non-O157 Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are unknown. STEC belonging to serogroups O26, O103, and O111 were characterized to determine clonality and to profile virulence traits. Isolates within STEC serogroups O26, O111, and O103 were >80% identical in their randomly amplified polymorphic DNA pattern, suggesting clonality in these serogroups. The serogroups were...
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