Isolation of Escherichia coli O128:HNM harboring stx2f gene from diarrhea patients

Junko Isobe*, Keiko Kimata, Masahiro Shimojima, Shiho Hosorogi, Daisuke Tanaka, Yotaku Gyobu

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Abstract

Shiga-like-toxin-producing Esherichia coli O128:HNM were isolated from feces of a one-year-old boy with diarrhea and abdominal pain on July, 2002, and a 11-month-old girl with diarrhea and fever on June, 1997. None of other enteropathogenic bacteria including Salmonella were isolated. E. coli O128:HNM isolates from both patients carry stx2f and eaeA gene, but not stx1, stx2, aggR, bfpA, esth, estp, invE, astA, ureC and hlyA gene. As far as we know, this may be the first report indicating that E. coli O128:HNM carrying stx2f gene were isolated from patients in Japan.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1000-1005
Number of pages6
JournalKansenshōgaku zasshi. The Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases
Volume78
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 2004/12

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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