Escherichia Coli O157: H7 and Shiga-like-toxin-producing Escherichia Coli in China

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 191-194

  Xu, Jian Guo ^a,b,c   Cheng, Bo Kun ^a   Jing, Huai Qi ^a  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b Department of Microbiology ^*  (China)

^c BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Enteritis; Escherichia coli O157: H7; Shiga like toxin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001066077     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v5.i3.191     Document Type: Article

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