Comprehensive Characterization of Escherichia coli O104:H4 Isolated from Patients in the Netherlands

In 2011, a Shiga toxin-producing Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC Stx2a+) O104:H4 strain caused a serious outbreak of acute gastroenteritis and hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) in Germany. In 2013, E. coli O104:H4 isolates were obtained from a patient with HUS and her friend showing only gast...

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Main Authors: Ferdous, Mithila, Zhou, Kai, de Boer, Richard F., Friedrich, Alexander W., Kooistra-Smid, Anna M. D., Rossen, John W. A.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4667096/