Sorbitol-fermenting Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H(-) strains: epidemiology, phenotypic and molecular characteristics, and microbiological diagnosis

J Clin Microbiol. 2001 Jun;39(6):2043-9. doi: 10.1128/JCM.39.6.2043-2049.2001.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Escherichia coli Infections / diagnosis
  • Escherichia coli Infections / epidemiology*
  • Escherichia coli Infections / microbiology*
  • Escherichia coli O157* / classification
  • Escherichia coli O157* / genetics
  • Escherichia coli O157* / metabolism
  • Escherichia coli O157* / pathogenicity
  • Fermentation
  • Humans
  • Phenotype
  • Shiga Toxins / biosynthesis*
  • Sorbitol / metabolism*
  • Virulence

Substances

  • Shiga Toxins
  • Sorbitol