Analysis of collection of hemolytic uremic syndrome-associated enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli.
Multilocus sequence typing of 169 non-O157 enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) isolated from patients with hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) demonstrated 29 different sequence types (STs); 78.1% of these strains clustered in 5 STs. From all STs and serotypes identified, we established a reference panel of EHEC associated with HUS (HUSEC collection).
Mellmann
Alexander
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Institute for Hygiene and the National Consulting Laboratory on Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Münster, Germany. mellmann@uni-muenster.de
Bielaszewska
Martina
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Köck
Robin
R
Friedrich
Alexander W
AW
Fruth
Angelika
A
Middendorf
Barbara
B
Harmsen
Dag
D
Schmidt
M Alexander
MA
Karch
Helge
H
D054324:Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006463:Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D010802:Phylogeny