Abstract
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O26:H11/H(-) strains showing the characteristics of the emerging human-pathogenic ST29 clone (stx2a(+) only, eae(+), plasmid gene profile hlyA(+) etpD(+)) were detected from human patients and healthy cattle, indicating a possible reservoir. Sheep also appear to shed strains related to the new pathogenic clone O26:H11/H(-) (ST29, stx1a(+) only, eae(+), plasmid gene profile hlyA(+) etpD(+)).
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Cattle
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging / epidemiology
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging / microbiology*
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging / veterinary*
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Disease Reservoirs
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Escherichia coli Infections / epidemiology
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Escherichia coli Infections / microbiology*
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Escherichia coli Infections / veterinary*
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Humans
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Molecular Epidemiology
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Multilocus Sequence Typing
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Plasmids
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli / isolation & purification*
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Switzerland / epidemiology
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Virulence Factors / genetics
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Zoonoses / epidemiology
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Zoonoses / microbiology