Mucus-Activatable Shiga Toxin Genotype stx2d in Escherichia coli O157:H7
We identified the mucus-activatable Shiga toxin genotype stx2d in the most common hemolytic uremic syndrome–associated Escherichia coli serotype, O157:H7. stx2d was detected in a strain isolated from a 2-year-old boy with bloody diarrhea in Spain, and whole-genome sequencing was used to confirm and...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2017-08-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/8/17-0570_article |