EHEC outbreak: Rare strain of E. coli unknown in previous outbreaks

Thursday, June 2, 2011 - 18:30 in Biology & Nature

The strain of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) 0104:H4 isolated from cases in the EHEC infection outbreak in Germany is a rare one, seen in humans before, but never in an EHEC outbreak. The finding has been confirmed by the World Health Organization.

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