Molecular profiling and phenotype analysis of Escherichia coli O26:H11 and O26:NM: Secular and geographic consistency of enterohemorrhagic and enteropathogenic isolates

  • Martina Bielaszewska
  • , Wenlan Zhang
  • , Phillip I. Tarr
  • , Anne Katharina Sonntag
  • , Helge Karch

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Abstract

Fifty-eight enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O26:H11 or O26:NM (nonmotile) strains and 44 atypical enteropathogenic E. coli O26:H11 or O26:NM strains isolated from patients in 11 countries during 52 years share a common pool of non-stx virulence genes, fitness loci, and genotypic and phenotypic diagnostic markers. These findings indicate close relatedness between these pathotypes and provide a basis for their clinical laboratory diagnosis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4225-4228
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of clinical microbiology
Volume43
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2005

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