ena-STUDY-National Center for Microbiology - Institute of Health Carlos III-17-07-2018-17:25:39:353-362
Genomic characterization of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O104:H4 clinical strains isolated in Spain and Italy
We aimed to characterize at the whole-genome level three Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O104:H4 strains isolated from human diarrheal cases in Spain in 2011 and 2017 and in Italy in 2009, and to investigate their relationships with the 2011 German outbreak strain and with several historical O104:H4 strains.
We aimed to characterize at the whole-genome level three Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O104:H4 strains isolated from human diarrheal cases in Spain in 2011 and 2017 and in Italy in 2009, and to investigate their relationships with the 2011 German outbreak strain and with several historical O104:H4 strains.