First description of a Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O103:H2 strain isolated from sheep in Brazil

Fernando H. Martins; Beatriz E.C. Guth; Roxane M.F. Piazza; Jorge Blanco; Jacinta Sanchez Pelayo

doi:10.3855/jidc.3615

First description of a Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O103:H2 strain isolated from sheep in Brazil

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Fernando H. Martins Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
Beatriz E.C. Guth Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Roxane M.F. Piazza Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil
Jorge Blanco Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain
Jacinta Sanchez Pelayo Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brazil

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https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.3615

Keywords:

STEC O103, H2, sheep, virulence features

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Fernando H. Martins, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brazil

Departamento de Microbiologia

Beatriz E.C. Guth, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Departamento de Microbiologia, Parasitologia e Imunologia

Roxane M.F. Piazza, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil

Laboratório de Bacteriologia

Jorge Blanco, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain

Laboratorio de Referencia de E. coli, Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Veterinaria

Jacinta Sanchez Pelayo, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brazil

Departamento de Microbiologia

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2014-01-15

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Martins FH, Guth BE, Piazza RM, Blanco J, Pelayo JS (2014) First description of a Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O103:H2 strain isolated from sheep in Brazil. J Infect Dev Ctries 8:126–128. doi: 10.3855/jidc.3615

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Vol. 8 No. 01: January 2014

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