Cloning and Nucleotide Sequence Analysis of Verotoxin Gene from Escherichia coli O157 KNIH317 Isolated in Korea

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 168-174

  Park, Yong Chjun ^a   Shin, Hee Jung ^a   Kirn, Young Chang ^a  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cloning; Escherichia coli O157 KN1H317; Sequence; SltII gene; Verotoxin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001143139     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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