Characterization of typical and atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) strains of the classical O55 serogroup by RAPD analysis

Revista de Microbiologia

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 365-368

  Girão, Dennys M ^a   Bando, Sílvia Y ^b   Girão, Valéria Brígido De C ^a   Moreira Filho, Carlos A ^b   Fracalanzza, Sérgio Eduardo L ^a   Trabulsi, Luiz R ^c   Monteiro Neto, Valério ^c,d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MARANHÃO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli; EPEC; Genetic diversity; RAPD analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005423972     PISSN: 00013714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0001-37141999000400013     Document Type: Article

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