Abstract
The antiterminator Q gene of bacteriophage 933W (Q933) was identified upstream of the stx2 gene in 90% of human disease-origin Escherichia coli O157:H7 isolates and in 44.5% of bovine isolates. Shiga toxin production was higher in Q933-positive isolates than Q933-negative isolates. This genetic marker may provide a useful molecular tool for epidemiologic studies.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1482-1485 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Emerging infectious diseases |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 8 |
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| State | Published - Aug 2004 |