STECode: an automated virulence barcode generator to aid clinical and public health risk assessment of Shiga toxin-producingEscherichia coli
Eby M. Sim,
Winkie Fong,
Carl Suster
et al.
Abstract:Shiga Toxin (Stx) producingEscherichia coli(STEC) is a subset of pathogenicE. colithat can produce two types of Stx, Stx1 and Stx2, which can be further subtyped into four and 15 subtypes respectively. Not all subtypes, however, are equal in virulence potential, and the risk of severe disease including haemolytic uraemic syndrome has been linked to certain Stx2 subtypes e.g. Stx2a, Stx2d, highlighting the importance to surveystxsubtypes. Previously, we developed a STEC virulence barcode to capture pertinent in… Show more
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