Phylogeny and Disease Association of Shiga Toxin–producing Escherichia coli O91
- Alexander Mellmann
- Angelika Fruth
- Alexander W. Friedrich
- Lothar H. Wieler
- Dag Harmsen
- Dirk Werber
- Barbara Middendorf
- Martina Bielaszewska
- Helge Karch
Publication date
September 2009
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Journal
Emerging Infectious DiseasesAbstract
The diversity and relatedness of 100 Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli O91 isolates from different patients were examined by multilocus sequence typing. We identified 10 specific sequence types (ST) and 4 distinct clonal groups. ST442 was significantly associated with hemolytic uremic syndrome
Add to ORKG