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. 2001 Jun;39(6):2043-9.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.39.6.2043-2049.2001.

Sorbitol-fermenting Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H(-) strains: epidemiology, phenotypic and molecular characteristics, and microbiological diagnosis

H Karch  1 , M Bielaszewska
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Sorbitol-fermenting Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H(-) strains: epidemiology, phenotypic and molecular characteristics, and microbiological diagnosis

H Karch et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2001 Jun.
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