Typing of bovine attaching and effacing Escherichia coli by multiplex in vitro amplification of virulence-associated genes

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 3462-3465

  China, Bernard ^a   Pirson, Vlnciane ^a   Mainil, Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTIMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEROTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CATTLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE ISOLATION; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029787004     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.9.3462-3465.1996     Document Type: Article

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