Phylogeny and Disease Association of Shiga Toxin–producing Escherichia coli O91

Phylogeny and Disease Association of Shiga Toxin–producing Escherichia coli O91

The diversity and relatedness of 100 Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli O91 isolates from different patients were examined by multilocus sequence typing. We identified 10 specific sequence types (ST) and 4 distinct clonal groups. ST442 was significantly associated with hemolytic uremic syndrome....

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Main Authors: Alexander Mellmann, Angelika Fruth, Alexander W. Friedrich, Lothar H. Wieler, Dag Harmsen, Dirk Werber, Barbara Middendorf, Martina Bielaszewska, Helge Karch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Shiga toxin
Escherichia coli O91
STEC
MLST
hemolytic uremic syndrome
subtyping
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/9/09-0161_article

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