2018-08-31Zeitschriftenartikel
Attack of the clones: whole genome-based characterization of two closely related enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O26 epidemic lineages
Karnisova, Lucia; Marejkova, Monika; Hrbackova, Hana; Mellmann, Alexander; Karch, Helge; Fruth, Angelika; Drevinek, Pavel; Blahova, Kveta; Bielaszewska, Martina; Nunvar, Jaroslav
Background:
Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O26:H11/H−, the most common non-O157 serotype causing hemolytic uremic syndrome worldwide, are evolutionarily highly dynamic with new pathogenic clones emerging ...