Presence of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli ST678/O104:H4 in France Prior to 2011

Stefan Monecke (1, 2) , Patricia Mariani-Kurkdjian (3, 4) , Edouard Bingen (3, 4) , François-Xavier Weill (5) , Charlotte Balière (3, 4) , Peter Slickers (1) , Ralf Ehricht (1)

1 Alere Technologies GmbH
2 TU Dresden - Technische Universität Dresden = Dresden University of Technology
3 AP-HP Hôpital universitaire Robert-Debré [Paris]
4 UPD7 - Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7
5 CNR-ESS - Centre National de Référence - National Reference Center Escherichia coli, Shigella et Salmonella

Two isolates of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O104:H4 were isolated in France in 2004 and 2009. Both were characterized and compared to the strain which caused the German outbreak in 2011 and to other O104:H4 strains. This suggests that different O104:H4 EHEC strains were present several years prior to the 2011 outbreak.

Domains: Santé publique et épidémiologie

Stefan Monecke, Patricia Mariani-Kurkdjian, Edouard Bingen, François-Xavier Weill, Charlotte Balière, et al.. Presence of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli ST678/O104:H4 in France Prior to 2011. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2011, 77 (24), pp.8784-8786. ⟨10.1128/AEM.06524-11⟩. ⟨pasteur-01120952⟩