Cyclic‐di‐GMP signalling and biofilm‐related properties of the Shiga toxin‐producing 2011 German outbreak Escherichia coli O104:H4

Abstract In 2011, nearly 4,000 people in Germany were infected by Shiga toxin (Stx)‐producing Escherichia coli O104:H4 with > 22% of patients developing haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS). Genome sequencing showed the outbreak strain to be related to enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC), suggesting it...

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Main Authors: Anja M Richter, Tatyana L Povolotsky, Lothar H Wieler, Regine Hengge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2014-12-01
Series:EMBO Molecular Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.15252/emmm.201404309