Association of the urease gene with enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli strains irrespective of their serogroups

Among various diarrheagenic Escherichia coli strains from clinical sources, we found that the urease gene was specifically associated with enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) strains irrespective of their serogroups. The results suggest that the urease gene can be a useful genetic marker for the detect...

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Published in:Journal of clinical microbiology 2001-12, Vol.39 (12), p.4541-4543
Main Authors: NAKANO, Masayuki, IIDA, Tetsuya, OHNISHI, Makoto, KUROKAWA, Ken, TAKAHASHI, Akira, TSUKAMOTO, Teizo, YASUNAGA, Teruo, HAYASHI, Tetsuya, HONDA, Takeshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacteriology
Biological and medical sciences
Diarrhea - diagnosis
Diarrhea - microbiology
Escherichia coli
Escherichia coli Infections - diagnosis
Escherichia coli Infections - microbiology
Escherichia coli O157 - classification
Escherichia coli O157 - enzymology
Escherichia coli O157 - genetics
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Genetic Markers
Genetics
Humans
Microbiology
Pathogenicity, virulence, toxins, bacteriocins, pyrogens, host-bacteria relations, miscellaneous strains
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Serotyping
Urease - genetics
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Summary:Among various diarrheagenic Escherichia coli strains from clinical sources, we found that the urease gene was specifically associated with enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) strains irrespective of their serogroups. The results suggest that the urease gene can be a useful genetic marker for the detection of EHEC strains and for the diagnosis of infections caused by EHEC strains in the clinical situation.
ISSN:0095-1137
1098-660X
DOI:10.1128/jcm.39.12.4541-4543.2001