Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O26:H11 strains isolated from animal, food, and clinical sources in Argentina

KRÜGER A; LUCCHESI PMA; SANSO AM; ETCHEVERRÍA AI; BUSTAMANTE AV; FERNÁNDEZ D; BURGÁN J; FERNÁNDEZ L; LEOTTA G; ROSSEN JWA; PADOLA NL; FRIEDRICH AW

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Simposio; 9th Trienniel International Symposium on Shiga Toxin Producing Escherichia Coli Infections; 2015

Serogroup O26 is one of the non-O157 STEC most frequently associated with severe disease in humans worldwide. In this study, our aim was to characterize O26:H11 strains isolated in Argentina from cattle, food and humans to contribute to the global knowledge of virulence profiles and epidemiology of O26 strains.