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SUBMITTER: Rump LV
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3133052 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rump L V LV Strain E A EA Cao G G Allard M W MW Fischer M M Brown E W EW Gonzalez-Escalona N N
Journal of bacteriology 20110211 8
Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) of serotype O157:H7 has been implicated in food-borne illnesses worldwide. An evolutionary model was proposed in which the highly pathogenic EHEC O157:H7 serotype arose from its ancestor, enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) O55:H7 (sorbitol fermenting [SOR(+)] and β-glucuronidase positive [GUD(+)]), through sequential gain of virulence, phenotypic traits, and serotype change. Here we report six draft genomes of strains belonging to this evolutionary model: t ...[more]