| abstract |
The invention relates to methods for predicting whether a sample contains en teroh em orrhagi c Escherichia coli (EHEC) of at least one of EH EC 0157:[H7], 0145:[H28], O103:[H2], 0111 :[H8], 0121 :[H19], 026: [H11], 045:[H2] or O104:[H4] serotypes, and for identifying said serotypes, through detection of gene espK in association with at least one of the genetic markers Z1151, Z1153, Z1154, Z1155, Z1156, Z6065, Z2098, ureD or espV and/or through detection of serotype-specific CRISPR sequences. |