Clonal structure and pathogenicity of Shiga-like toxin-producing, sorbitol-fermenting Escherichia coli O157:H-.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on May 01, 1993

Authors

H Karch1, H Böhm, H Schmidt, F Gunzer, S Aleksic, J Heesemann

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1: Institut für Hygiene und Mikrobiologie, Universität Würzburg, Germany.

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