Comparative Genomics of Recent Shiga Toxin-Producing <named-content content-type="genus-species">Escherichia coli</named-content> O104:H4: Short-Term Evolution of an Emerging Pathogen

Comparative Genomics of Recent Shiga Toxin-Producing <named-content content-type="genus-species">Escherichia coli</named-content> O104:H4: Short-Term Evolution of an Emerging Pathogen

ABSTRACT The large outbreak of diarrhea and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) caused by Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O104:H4 in Europe from May to July 2011 highlighted the potential of a rarely identified E. coli serogroup to cause severe disease. Prior to the outbreak, there were very few...

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Main Authors: Yonatan H. Grad, Paul Godfrey, Gustavo C. Cerquiera, Patricia Mariani-Kurkdjian, Malika Gouali, Edouard Bingen, Terrence P. Shea, Brian J. Haas, Allison Griggs, Sarah Young, Qiandong Zeng, Marc Lipsitch, Matthew K. Waldor, François-Xavier Weill, Jennifer R. Wortman, William P. Hanage
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Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2013
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Microbiology
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/38df8f5dfbdb4d4fb4c6c484e68905f5
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