title: Association of the urease gene with enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli strains irrespective of their serogroups.
abstract: Among various diarrheagenic Escherichia coli strains from clinical sources, we found that the urease gene was specifically associated with enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) strains irrespective of their serogroups. The results suggest that the urease gene can be a useful genetic marker for the detection of EHEC strains and for the diagnosis of infections caused by EHEC strains in the clinical situation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacterial Infections, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iida
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohnishi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kurokawa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsukamoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yasunaga
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Honda
mesh_terms: D003967:Diarrhea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D019453:Escherichia coli O157 / Q000145:classification / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D005819:Genetic Markers; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012703:Serotyping; D014510:Urease / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers; D014510:Urease