Highly Pathogenic Clone of Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli O157:H7, England and Wales

Highly Pathogenic Clone of Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli O157:H7, England and Wales

We used whole-genome sequencing to investigate the evolutionary context of an emerging highly pathogenic strain of Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7 in England and Wales. A timed phylogeny of sublineage IIb revealed that the emerging clone evolved from a STEC O157:H7 stx-negative...

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Main Authors: Lisa Byrne, Timothy J. Dallman, Natalie Adams, Amy F.W. Mikhail, Noel McCarthy, Claire Jenkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli
whole-genome sequencing
virulence
evolution
bacteria
enteric infections
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/12/18-0409_article

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