[Antimicrobial susceptibility and mechanism of resistance to antibiotics for Escherichia coli O157 and verotoxin-producing E. coli isolated in northern Kyushu and Yamaguchi area].

The purpose of this study was to investigate the biochemical characteristics and antimicrobial susceptibility of Escherichia (E.) coli O157 and verotoxin-producing E. coli isolates from the Northern Kyushu Island and Yamaguchi area of Japan.