Gordon, DavidClermont, OlivierTolley, HeatherDenamur, Erick2015-12-101462-2912http://hdl.handle.net/1885/55720It is well recognized that Escherichia coli consists of a number of distinct phylo-groups and that strains of the different phylo-groups vary in their ecological niches, life-history characteristics and propensity to cause disease. Consequently, much canKeywords: bacterial DNA; Escherichia coli protein; article; bacterium identification; chemistry; classification; cluster analysis; comparative study; DNA sequence; Escherichia coli; genetics; genotype; methodology; phylogeny; polymerase chain reaction; Bacterial TyAssigning Escherichia coli strains to phylogenetic groups: multi-locus sequence typing versus the PCR triplex method200810.1111/j.1462-2920.2008.01669.x2015-12-09