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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, April 2009, p. 2246-2249, Vol. 75, No. 7
0099-2240/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.01957-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Molecular Subtyping and Distribution of the Serine Protease from Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli among Atypical Enteropathogenic E. coli Strains{triangledown}

Adrian L. Cookson,1* Jenny Bennett,2 Carolyn Nicol,3 Fiona Thomson-Carter,2 and Graeme T. Attwood1

Food, Metabolism and Microbiology Section, AgResearch, Grasslands Research Centre, Palmerston North 4442,1 Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited, Kenepuru Science Centre, Porirua 5240, New Zealand,2 Enteric Reference Laboratory, Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited, National Centre for Biosecurity & Infectious Diseases-Wallaceville, 66 Ward Street, Wallaceville, Upper Hutt 5018, New Zealand3

Received 21 August 2008/ Accepted 23 December 2008

Atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (aEPEC) and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) were examined to determine the prevalence and sequence of espP, which encodes a serine protease. These analyses indicated shared espP sequence types between the two E. coli pathotypes and thus provide further insights into the evolution of aEPEC and STEC.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Food, Metabolism and Microbiology Section, Food and Health Group, AgResearch, Grasslands Research Centre, Tennent Drive, Private Bag 11008, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand. Phone: 64 6 351 8229. Fax: 64 6 351 8003. E-mail: adrian.cookson{at}agresearch.co.nz

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 9 January 2009.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, April 2009, p. 2246-2249, Vol. 75, No. 7
0099-2240/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.01957-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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