Mutators and long-term molecular evolution of pathogenic Escherichia coli O157:H7.

Whittam, T. S.; Reid, S. D.; Selander, R. K.

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Mutators and long-term molecular evolution of pathogenic Escherichia coli O157:H7.

Published Date:

1998 Oct-Dec

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Emerg Infect Dis. 4(4):615-617.

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Whittam, T. S. ; Reid, S. D. ; Selander, R. K. ;

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It has been proposed that an increased mutation rate (indicated by the frequency of hypermutable isolates) has facilitated the emergence of Escherichia coli O157:H7. Analysis of the divergence of 12 genes shows no evidence that the pathogen has undergone an unusually high rate of mutation and molecular evolution.

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Emerging Infectious Diseases

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