Vero Cytotoxin-Producing Escherichia coli O157 Outbreaks in England and Wales, 1995: Phenotypic Methods and Genotypic Subtyping | Zendy

Geraldine A. Willshaw | Zendy; Henry R. Smith | Zendy; T. Cheasty | Zendy; Patrick Wall | Zendy; Bernard Rowe | Zendy

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Vero Cytotoxin-Producing Escherichia coli O157 Outbreaks in England and Wales, 1995: Phenotypic Methods and Genotypic Subtyping

Author(s) -

Geraldine A. Willshaw,

Henry R. Smith,

T. Cheasty,

Patrick Wall,

Bernard Rowe

Publication year - 1997

Publication title -

emerging infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.54

H-Index - 226

eISSN - 1080-6059

pISSN - 1080-6040

DOI - 10.3201/eid0304.970422

Subject(s) - outbreak , subtyping , escherichia coli , microbiology and biotechnology , genotype , vero cell , biology , virology , pulsed field gel electrophoresis , genetics , virus , gene , computer science , programming language

Vero cytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 belonging to four phage types (PTs) caused 11 outbreaks of infection in England and Wales in 1995. Outbreak strains of different PTs were distinguishable by DNA-based methods. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis best discriminated among strains belonging to the same PT, distinguishing six of the seven PT2 outbreak strains and both PT49 outbreak strains.

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