Molecular subtyping and distribution of the serine protease from shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli among atypical enteropathogenic E. coli strains.
Atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (aEPEC) and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) were examined to determine the prevalence and sequence of espP, which encodes a serine protease. These analyses indicated shared espP sequence types between the two E. coli pathotypes and thus provide further insights into the evolution of aEPEC and STEC.
Cookson
Adrian L
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Food, Metabolism and Microbiology Section, AgResearch, Grasslands Research Centre, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand. adrian.cookson@agresearch.co.nz
Bennett
Jenny
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Nicol
Carolyn
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Thomson-Carter
Fiona
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Attwood
Graeme T
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D016000:Cluster Analysis; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D054308:Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D022761:Gene Transfer, Horizontal; D005838:Genotype; D010802:Phylogeny; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017385:Sequence Homology; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases / Q000235:genetics*; D012703:Serotyping; D054323:Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*
D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; C107189:EspP protein, E coli; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases