Escherichia coli O157

Introduction: Escherichia coli O157

Description of Escherichia coli O157

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. Recently, a strain from this serogroup, serotype H7 which produces Shiga-like toxins, has been linked to human disease outbreaks resulting from contamination of foods from bovine origin. This serogroup causes hemorrhagic and HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME and predominantly hemorrhagic diarrhea and GASTROENTERITIS in children.
Source: MeSH 2007

Escherichia coli O157: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Escherichia coli O157:

• Escherichia coli
• Escherichia

Terms associated with Escherichia coli O157:

Terms Similar to Escherichia coli O157:

• E coli O157
• E coli O157-H7
• Enterohemorrhagic E coli
• Escherichia coli O157-H7

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Escherichia coli O157

• Escherichia coli

Source - MeSH 2007

Hierarchical classifications of Escherichia coli O157

The following list attempts to classify Escherichia coli O157 into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Bacteria
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria
    • Gram-Negative Facultatively Anaerobic Rods
      • Enterobacteriaceae
        • Escherichia
          • Escherichia coli
            • Escherichia coli O157

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Bacteria
  • Proteobacteria
    • Gammaproteobacteria
      • Enterobacteriaceae
        • Escherichia
          • Escherichia coli
            • Escherichia coli O157

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