Whole genome sequencing of an unusual serotype of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1302-1304

  Dallman, Tim ^a   Cross, Lisa ^a   Bishop, Chloe ^a   Perry, Neil ^a   Olesen, Bente ^b   Grant, Kathie A ^a   Jenkins, Claire ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADAVERINE; LACTOSE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; FERMENTATION; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; SHIGELLA BOYDII; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SHIGELLA SONNEI; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

BACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE TRANSFER; O117:K1:H7; PATHOGENICITY; SEROTYPE; SHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING;

GENOME, BACTERIAL; HIGH-THROUGHPUT NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCING; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SEROTYPING; SHIGA-TOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84880733381     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1908.130016     Document Type: Article

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