Isolation of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia colifrom a South American Camelid (Lama guanicoe) with Diarrhea

Autor: Mercado, E. C., Rodri´guez, S. M., Elizondo, A. M., Marcoppido, G., o
Zdroj: Journal of Clinical Microbiology; October 2004, Vol. 42 Issue: 10 p4809-4811, 3p
Abstrakt: ABSTRACTShiga toxin-producing Escherichia colibelonging to serotype O26:H11 was isolated from a 2-month-old guanaco with severe watery diarrhea. E. colicolonies carried the stx1and eaegenes, showed localized adherence to HEp-2 cells, and produced enterohemolysin. A serological response to lipopolysaccharide O26 was observed at the onset of diarrhea.
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