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Clonal diversity of Chilean isolates of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli from patients with hemolytic-uremic syndrome, asymptomatic subjects, animal reservoirs, and food products.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Mar 1999
Rios M, Prado V, Trucksis M, Arellano C, Borie C, Alexandre M, Fica A, Levine M M
Abstract excerpt
To determine clonal relationship among Chilean enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) strains from different sources (clinical infections, animal reservoirs, and food), 54 EHEC isolates (44 of E. coli O157, 5 of E. coli O111, and 5 of E. coli O26) were characterized for virulence genes by colony blot hybridization and by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). By colony blotting, 12 different genotypes were...
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