| Literature DB >> 17066335 |
Dorothea Orth1, Katharina Grif, Ian Fisher, Angelika Fruth, Helmut Tschäpe, Flemming Scheutz, Manfred P Dierich, Reinhard Würzner.
Abstract
Novel and as yet rare non-O157 Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) serotypes are emerging in Europe. Two different sorbitol-fermenting STECs, O100:H- carrying the virulence gene stx2 and O127:H40 carrying stx1 and eae genes (found in two related subjects), were isolated from patients' stool samples. Non-O157 STEC infections in humans are currently under-diagnosed. This report highlights the need for, and importance of, screening for Shiga toxins or serotypes other than just O157.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17066335 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-006-0209-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Microbiol ISSN: 0343-8651 Impact factor: 2.188