title: Analysis of the clonal relationship of serotype O26:H11 enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli isolates from cattle.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Institute of Epidemiology, Seestrasse 55, D-16868 Wusterhausen, Germany. lutz.geue@fli.bund.de
authors.forename: Lutz
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Geue
authors.forename: Sabrina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Klare
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schnick
authors.forename: Birgit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mintel
authors.forename: Katharina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: Franz J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Conraths
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D037521:Virulence Factors