Genetic features differentiating bovine, food, and human isolates of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 in The Netherlands

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 772-780

  Franz, Eelco ^a   Van Hoek, Angela H A M ^a   Van Der Wal, Fimme J ^b   De Boer, Albert ^b   Zwartkruis Nahuis, Ans ^c   Van Der Zwaluw, Kim ^a   Aarts, Henk J M ^a   Heuvelinkd, Annet E ^c,d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Voedsel en Waren Autoriteit Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^d GD ANIMAL HEALTH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; CYTOSINE; GUANINE; SHIGA TOXIN; THYMINE;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; LINEAGE SPECIFIC POLYMORPHISM ASSAY; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q21 GENE; Q933 GENE; SHIGA TOXIN ENCODING BACTERIOPHAGE INSERTION SITE ASSAY; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STX1 GENE; STX2A GENE; STX2C GENE; TIR GENE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR TYPING; NETHERLANDS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84857424412     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.05964-11     Document Type: Article

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