title: Bacteriological and epidemiological characteristics of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli isolated in Tokyo, Japan, between 1966 and 2009.
abstract: Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) caused 131 outbreaks in Tokyo, Japan, between 1966 and 2009. The major serogroups were O6, O27, O148, and O159. The incidence of serogroups O25 and O169 recently increased. Heat-stable enterotoxin (ST) subtyping revealed that E. coli of serogroups O6, O15, O25, and O159 possessed the STh gene, whereas those serotyped as O27 and O169 possessed the STp gene.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health, Hyakunin-cho 3-24-1, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 168-0073, Japan. Noriko_Konishi@member.metro.tokyo.jp
authors.forename: Noriko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Konishi
authors.forename: Hiromi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Obata
authors.forename: Chie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Monma
authors.forename: Akiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nakama
authors.forename: Akemi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kai
authors.forename: Takao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsuji
mesh_terms: D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000235:genetics; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D054307:Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000235:genetics; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012703:Serotyping; D014041:Tokyo / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004768:Enterotoxins; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; C034151:heat stable toxin (E coli)