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Volume 20, Number 12—December 2014
Research

Geographic Divergence of Bovine and Human Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 Genotypes, New Zealand1

Patricia JarosComments to Author , Adrian L. Cookson, Donald M. Campbell, Gail E. Duncan, Deborah Prattley, Philip E. Carter, Thomas E. Besser, Smriti Shringi, Steve Hathaway, Jonathan C. Marshall, and Nigel P. French
Author affiliations: Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand (P. Jaros, D. Prattley, J.C. Marshall, N.P. French); AgResearch Ltd, Palmerston North (A.L. Cookson); Ministry for Primary Industries, Wellington, New Zealand (D.M. Campbell, G.E. Duncan, S. Hathaway); Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd, Porirua, New Zealand (P. Carter); Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA (T.E. Besser, S. Shringi)

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Table 2

Frequency distribution of predominant SBI genotypes of Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 isolates obtained from humans, bovine fecal samples, and bovine meat samples, New Zealand, 2008–2011*

Isolate type, SBI type No. with SBI type/no. total (%)
 p value†
North Island South Island
Human
AY2a 175/278 (62.9) 35/85 (41.2) <0.001
WY12a 41/278 (14.7) 9/85 (10.6)
ASY2c/SY2c 49/278 (17.6) 35/85 (41.2)
Other
 13/278 (4.7)
 6/85 (7.1)
Bovine fecal
AY2a 22/32 (68.8) 0/8 <0.001
WY12a 6/32 (18.8) 0/8
ASY2c/SY2c
 1/32 (3.1)
 8/8 (100.0)
Bovine meat
AY2a-like 137/201 (68.2) 15/34 (44.1) <0.001
WY12a-like 49/201 (24.4) 6/34 (17.6)
ASY2c/SY2c-like 15/201 (7.5) 13/34 (38.2)

*SBI, Shiga toxin–encoding bacteriophage insertion.
†Values refer to differences between frequency distributions of SBI types and North and South Islands (χ2 and Fisher exact test).

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1Preliminary results from this study were presented at the New Zealand Veterinary Association Conference; June 16–20, 2014, Hamilton, New Zealand.

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