Prevalence and genetic diversity of human diarrheagenic Escherichia coli isolates by multilocus sequence typing
Background: The population structure of human diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) isolates derived from worldwide collections remains undefined. Methods: A total of 1196 clinical isolates were obtained from a multilocus sequence typing (MLST) database. Genetic diversity analysis, MLST analysis, and...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-02-01
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Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971217303077 |