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. 1996 Mar;34(3):720–723. doi: 10.1128/jcm.34.3.720-723.1996

Evaluation of ribotyping as epidemiologic tool for typing Escherichia coli serogroup O157 isolates.

I E Martin 1, S D Tyler 1, K D Tyler 1, R Khakhria 1, W M Johnson 1
PMCID: PMC228877  PMID: 8904445

Abstract

A total of 121 representative Escherichia coli O157:H7 and O157:NM (nonmotile) isolates were characterized by ribotype, phage type, verotoxin genotype, and genomic fingerprints generated by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Ribotyping was not able to discriminate between O157:H7 isolates, and phage typing and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis were the most valuable and discriminatory techniques.

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