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¥5,330,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,230,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
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Research Abstract |
We examined the distribution of clades and stx subtypes of enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) isolates, which were collected in Japan to assess their public health significance. Using epidemiologically unrelated EHEC O157:H7 isolates from more than 250 hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) patients and 350 asymptomatic carriers (designated as ACs hereafter), all of which exhibited distinct pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns, we observed that diffrent clades with particular stx subtypes were associated with HUS and ACs, respectively.
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