title: Sorbitol-fermenting Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H(-) strains: epidemiology, phenotypic and molecular characteristics, and microbiological diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Hygiene and Microbiology, University of Würzburg, 97080 Würzburg, Germany. hkarch@uni-muenster.de
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Karch
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bielaszewska
mesh_terms: D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D019453:Escherichia coli O157 / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000472:pathogenicity; D005285:Fermentation; D006801:Humans; D010641:Phenotype; D022603:Shiga Toxins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D013012:Sorbitol / Q000378:metabolism*; D014774:Virulence
chemical_list: D022603:Shiga Toxins; D013012:Sorbitol