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Escherichia coli O157

A verocytotoxin-producing serogroup belonging to the O subfamily of Escherichia coli which has been shown to cause severe food-borne disease. A strain from this serogroup, serotype H7, which produces SHIGA TOXINS, has been linked to human disease outbreaks resulting from contamination of foods by E. coli O157 from bovine origin.

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A verocytotoxin-producing serogroup belonging to the O subfamily of Escherichia coli which has been shown to cause severe food-borne disease. A strain from this serogroup, serotype H7, which produces SHIGA TOXINS, has been linked to human disease outbreaks resulting from contamination of foods by E. coli O157 from bovine origin.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • E coli O157
  • E coli O157-H7
  • Escherichia coli O157-H7

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15 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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infection: coordinate IM with ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS (IM); consider also HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; in titles & translations use O157 (the letter O), not 0157 (the number zero)

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  • Escherichia coli (1977-1996)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Escherichia coli O157. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019453. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019453
  2. Escherichia coli O157. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escherichia_coli_O157:H7
  3. Escherichia coli O157. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q878402