Molecular characterization and phylogeny of Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli isolates obtained from two Dutch regions using whole genome sequencing

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 642.e1-642.e9

  Ferdous, M ^a   Friedrich, A W ^a   Grundmann, H ^a   de Boer, R F ^b   Croughs, P D ^c   Islam, M A ^a   Kluytmans van den Bergh, M F Q ^d,e   Kooistra Smid, A M D ^a,b   Rossen, J W A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c Star MDC   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^e AMPHIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Core genome MLST; Disease outcome; Genetic diversity; Multilocus sequence typing (MLST); Phylogenetic analysis; Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC); Whole genome sequencing (WGS)

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; SHIGA TOXIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOODY DIARRHEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAE GENE; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; IHA GENE; IREA GENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAISE; MCHB GENE; MCHC GENE; MCHF GENE; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN SECRETION; SAA GENE; SENB GENE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROTYPE; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; SIGA GENE; STX1 GENE; STX2 GENE; SUBA GENE; WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL GENOME; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FECES; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR TYPING; MULTICENTER STUDY; NETHERLANDS; PHYLOGENY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FECES; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR TYPING; NETHERLANDS; PHYLOGENY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEROGROUP; SHIGA-TOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; VIRULENCE FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84981276915     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2016.03.028     Document Type: Article

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