Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli Isolate Possessing the Shiga Toxin Gene ( stx 1 ) Belonging to the O64 Serogroup Associated with Human Disease in India
Author(s) -
T. K. Dutta,
Iadarilin Warjri,
P. Roychoudhury,
H. Lalzampuia,
Indranil Samanta,
Siddhartha Narayan Joardar,
Samiran Bandyopadhyay,
Rajesh Chandra
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.00575-13
Subject(s) - shiga toxin , escherichia coli , microbiology and biotechnology , serotype , biology , toxin , shiga like toxin , virology , gene , genetics
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) causes a spectrum of human sufferings, like bloody diarrhea and even life-threatening conditions, such as hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) ([1][1]). In addition to the serotype O157:H7, several serogroups of STEC have been isolated from severe outbreaks
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