Analysis Shiga Toxin-Encoding Bacteriophage in a Rare Strain of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 stx2a/stx2c

Analysis Shiga Toxin-Encoding Bacteriophage in a Rare Strain of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 stx2a/stx2c

In December 2015, six cases of Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7 stx2a/stx2c phage type (PT) 24 were identified by the national gastrointestinal disease surveillance system at Public Health England (PHE). Frozen grated coconut imported from India was implicated as the vehic...

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Main Authors: David R. Greig, Amy F. W. Mikhail, Timothy J. Dallman, Claire Jenkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli
outbreak
genomics
public health
epidemiology
coconut
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2020.577658/full

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