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ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2007

Greater diversity of Shiga toxin-encoding bacteriophage insertion sites among Escherichia coli O157:H7 isolates from cattle than in those from humans.

Thomas E Besser, Nurmohammad Shaikh, Nicholas J Holt, Phillip I Tarr, Michael E Konkel, Preeti Malik-Kale, Coilin W Walsh, Thomas S Whittam, James L Bono

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Article in Applied and environmental microbiology, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 60 papers.

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60 citing papers in PubMed, 112 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Thomas E BesserDepartment of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-7040, USA. tbesser@vetmed.wsu.edu
Nurmohammad Shaikh
Nicholas J Holt
Phillip I Tarr
Michael E Konkel
Preeti Malik-Kale
Coilin W Walsh
Thomas S Whittam
James L Bono
Mallinckrodt (United States) · USMichigan State University · USWashington State University · USRoman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center · US

Funding

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF CHILDHOOD HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROMER01DK052081 · NIDDK · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI TARR, PHILLIP I · 1996 to 2005
$2.5M
Pathogenesis of Campylobacter enteritis:R01DK058911 · NIDDK · WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY · PI KONKEL, MICHAEL E · 2001 to 2005
$1.4M
FOOD &WATERBORNE DISEASES INTEGRATED RESEARCH NETWORK, ZOONOES RESEAR-N01AI030055 · NIAID · WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY · 2003 to 2003
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NIAID NIH HHS N01 AI030055NIAID NIH HHS N01 AI030058NIAID NIH HHS N01-AI-30058NIDDK NIH HHS DK52081NIDDK NIH HHS DK58911NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK052081NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK058911
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Escherichia coli O157:H7, a zoonotic human pathogen for which domestic cattle are a reservoir host, produces a Shiga toxin(s) (Stx) encoded by bacteriophages. Chromosomal insertion sites of these bacteriophages define three principal genotypes (clusters 1 to 3) among clinical isolates of E. coli O157:H7. Stx-encoding bacteriophage insertion site genotypes of 282 clinical and 80 bovine isolates were evaluated. A total of 268 (95.0%) of the clinical isolates, but only 41 (51.3%) of the bovine isolates, belonged to cluster 1, 2, or 3 (P < 0.001). Thirteen additional genotypes were identified in isolates from both cattle and humans (four genotypes), from only cattle (seven genotypes), or from only humans (two genotypes). Two other markers previously associated with isolates from cattle or with clinical isolates showed similar associations with genotype groups within bovine isolates; the tir allele sp-1 and the Q933W allele were under- and overrepresented, respectively, among cluster 1 to 3 genotypes. Stx-encoding bacteriophage insertion site typing demonstrated that there is broad genetic diversity of E. coli O157:H7 in the bovine reservoir and that numerous genotypes are significantly underrepresented among clinical isolates, consistent with the possibility that there is reduced virulence or transmissibility to humans of some bovine E. coli O157:H7 genotypes.

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Genetic VariationAdolescentAdultAnimalsAttachment Sites, MicrobiologicalBacteriophagesCattleCattle DiseasesChildEscherichia coli InfectionsEscherichia coli O157Escherichia coli ProteinsGenotypeHemolytic-Uremic SyndromeHumansShiga ToxinsEscherichia coli ProteinsShiga Toxins

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PMID17142358
PMCPMC1800756
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