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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2001, p. 1140-1143, Vol. 39, No. 3
0095-1137/01/$04.00+0   DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.3.1140-1143.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Phage Types and Genotypes of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O157 in Finland

Marjut Saari,1 Thomas Cheasty,2 Kirsikka Leino,1 and Anja Siitonen1,*

Laboratory of Enteric Pathogens, National Public Health Institute, FIN-00300 Helsinki, Finland,1 and Laboratory of Enteric Pathogens, Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale, England2

Received 24 July 2000/Returned for modification 22 October 2000/Accepted 11 December 2000

This study examined Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157, using phage typing, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, and typing of Shiga toxin variant genes by PCR with restriction fragment length polymorphism in an epidemiological survey of STEC O157 isolated from humans in Finland between 1990 and 1999.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: National Public Health Institute, Laboratory of Enteric Pathogens, Mannerheimintie 166, FIN-00300 Helsinki, Finland. Phone: 358-9-47448245. Fax: 358-9-47448238. E-mail: anja.siitonen{at}KTL.fi.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2001, p. 1140-1143, Vol. 39, No. 3
0095-1137/01/$04.00+0   DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.3.1140-1143.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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