Human Gastroenteritis Outbreak Associated with Escherichia albertii, Japan

Abstract

Although Escherichia albertii is an emerging intestinal pathogen, it has been associated only with sporadic human infections. In this study, we determined that a human gastroenteritis outbreak at a restaurant in Japan had E. albertii as the major causative agent.

Keywords

• Escherichia albertii
• bacteria
• outbreak
• human gastroenteritis
• Japan
• enteric infections