Genetic diversity and virulence potential of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O113: H21 strains isolated from clinical, environmental, and food sources

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 80, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 4757-4763

  Feng, Peter C H ^a   Delannoy, Sabine ^b   Lacher, David W ^a   dos Santos, Luis Fernando ^c   Beutin, Lothar ^d   Fach, Patrick ^b   Rivas, Marta ^e   Hartland, Elizabeth L ^f   Paton, Adrienne W ^g   Guth, Beatriz E C ^c  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b French Agency for Food   (France)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT   (Germany)

^e INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS   (Argentina)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

CLINICAL INFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRAIN; GENETIC DIVERSITY; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMAN INFECTION; PATHOGENIC STRAINS; SHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; VIRULENCE POTENTIAL;

TOXIC MATERIALS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; SHIGA TOXIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL; BOVINE; CLASSIFICATION; DOG; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; FECES; FOOD CONTROL; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GOAT; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEAT; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DOGS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FECES; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GENETIC VARIATION; GOATS; HUMANS; MEAT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SHIGA TOXIN; SHIGA-TOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84904861590     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01182-14     Document Type: Article

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