Comparison of methods for the identification and sub-typing of O157 and non-O157 Escherichia coli serotypes and their integration into a polyphasic taxonomy approach

Phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and genotypic data from 12 strains of Escherichia coli were collected, including carbon source utilisation profiles, ribotypes, sequencing data of the 16S–23S rRNA internal transcribed region (ITS) and Fourier transform-infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopic profiles. The objectiv...

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Main Authors: Prieto-Calvo M.A., Omer M.K., Alvseike O., López M., Alvarez-Ordóñez A., Prieto M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2016-12-01
Series:Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research
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Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/ijafr.2016.55.issue-2/ijafr-2016-0008/ijafr-2016-0008.xml?format=INT