Analysis of the clonal relationship of serotype O26:H11 enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli isolates from cattle.
Twelve cluster groups of Escherichia coli O26 isolates found in three cattle farms were monitored in space and time. Cluster analysis suggests that only some O26:H11 strains had the potential for long-term persistence in hosts and farms. As judged by their virulence markers, bovine enterohemorrhagic O26:H11 isolates may represent a considerable risk for human infection.
Geue
Lutz
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Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Institute of Epidemiology, Seestrasse 55, D-16868 Wusterhausen, Germany. lutz.geue@fli.bund.de
Klare
Sabrina
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Schnick
Christina
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Mintel
Birgit
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Meyer
Katharina
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Conraths
Franz J
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D000818:Animals; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D054324:Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000662:veterinary*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000235:genetics
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D037521:Virulence Factors