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Article: Recent studies from University of Edinburgh add new data to Escherichia coli.(Report)
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- Blood Weekly
- Article date:
- January 22, 2009
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According to recent research from Scotland, "Non-sorbitol-fermenting (NSF) Escherichia coli O157: H7 is the primary Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) serotype associated with human infection. Since 1988, sorbitol-fermenting (SF) STEC O157: NM strains have emerged and have been associated with a higher incidence of progression to hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) than NSF STEC O157: H7."
"This study investigated bacterial factors that may account for the increased pathogenic potential of SF STEC O157: NM. While no evidence of toxin or toxin expression differences between the two O157 groups was found, the SF STEC O157: NM strains adhered at significantly higher ...