Characterization of a Verocytotoxin-Producing Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli Serogroup O111:H21 Strain Associated with a Household Outbreak in Northern Ireland | Zendy

Tim Dallman | Zendy; Geoffrey Smith | Zendy; Brendan O'Brien | Zendy; Marie Anne Chattaway | Zendy; D. Finlay | Zendy; Kathie Grant | Zendy; Claire Jenkins | Zendy

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Characterization of a Verocytotoxin-Producing Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli Serogroup O111:H21 Strain Associated with a Household Outbreak in Northern Ireland

Author(s) -

Tim Dallman,

Geoffrey Smith,

Brendan O'Brien,

Marie Anne Chattaway,

D. Finlay,

Kathie Grant,

Claire Jenkins

Publication year - 2012

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.02047-12

Subject(s) - verocytotoxin , outbreak , escherichia coli , plasmid , strain (injury) , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , enterobacteriaceae , enteroaggregative escherichia coli , virology , gene , genetics , anatomy

A strain of Escherichia coli O111:H21 recently isolated in the United Kingdom harbored the phage-encoded vtx2c gene and the aggregative adherence plasmid. Although exhibiting the same pathogenic profile as the E. coli O104:H4 strain linked to the outbreak in Germany, there were important differences in strain characteristics and in the epidemiological setting.

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