Abstract
Non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains are emerging food-borne pathogens causing life-threatening diseases and food-borne outbreaks. A better understanding of their evolution provides a framework for developing tools to control food safety. We obtained 15 genomes of non-O157 STEC strains, including O26, O111, and O103 strains. Phylogenetic trees revealed a close relationship between O26:H11 and O111:H11 and a scattered distribution of O111. We hypothesize that STEC serotypes with the same H antigens might share common ancestors.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4123-4127 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of clinical microbiology |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 2012 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Microbiology (medical)
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