Escherichia coli serotype O55:H7 diversity supports parallel acquisition of bacteriophage at Shiga toxin phage insertion sites during evolution of the O157:H7 lineage.
AuthorsKyle JL, Cummings CA, Parker CT, Quiñones B, Vatta P, Newton E, Huynh S, Swimley M, Degoricija L, Barker M, Fontanoz S, Nguyen K, Patel R, Fang R, Tebbs R, Petrauskene O, Furtado M, Mandrell RE,
JournalJ Bacteriol
PubMed ID22328665
Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) continues to be a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in children around the world. Two EPEC genomes have been fully sequenced: those of EPEC O127:H6 strain E2348/69 (United Kingdom, 1969) and EPEC O55:H7 strain CB9615 (Germany, 2003). The O55:H7 serotype is a recent precursor to ... More