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Author: Friedrich, Alexander W ; Karch, Helge ; Fruth, Angelika ; Werber, Dirk ; Harmsen, Dag ; Bielaszewska, Martina ; Mellmann, Alexander ; Wieler, Lothar H ; Middendorf, Barbara
The diversity and relatedness of 100 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O91 isolates from different patients were examined by multilocus sequence typing. We identified 10 specific sequence types (ST) and 4 distinct clonal groups. ST442 was significantly associated with hemolytic uremic syndrome.