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. 1993 Mar;31(3):760–761. doi: 10.1128/jcm.31.3.760-761.1993

Isolation of a Citrobacter freundii strain which carries the Escherichia coli O157 antigen.

K A Bettelheim 1, H Evangelidis 1, J L Pearce 1, E Sowers 1, N A Strockbine 1
PMCID: PMC262867  PMID: 7681442

Abstract

A biochemically typical strain of Citrobacter freundii which carries the Escherichia coli O157 antigen is described. The significance of differentiating such strains from typical E. coli O157 strains is stressed.

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