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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2006, p. 1863-1866, Vol. 44, No. 5
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.44.5.1863-1866.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Isolation, Characterization, and Epidemiological Assessment of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O84 Isolates from New Zealand

Adrian L. Cookson,^1* Dawn Croucher,² Chris Pope,² Jenny Bennett,² Fiona Thomson-Carter,² and Graeme T. Attwood¹

Metabolism and Microbial Genomics Section, Food and Health Group, AgResearch, Grasslands Research Centre, Tennent Drive, Palmerston North,¹ Enteric Reference Laboratory, ESR Keneperu Science Centre, Porirua,New Zealand²

Received 9 February 2006/ Accepted 17 February 2006

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O84 isolates (n = 22) were examined using culture- and molecularly based methods in order to compare their phenotypic and genotypic characteristics. These analyses directly linked Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O84 isolates from cattle and sheep with human isolates indicating that New Zealand livestock may be a reservoir of infection.

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

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2006, p. 1863-1866, Vol. 44, No. 5
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.44.5.1863-1866.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

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