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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2001, p. 1140-1143, Vol. 39, No. 3
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.
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
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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.
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