Enterohemolytic phenotypes and genotypes of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O111 strains from patients with diarrhea and hemolytic- uremic syndrome

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2364-2367

  Schmidt, Herbert ^a   Karch, Helge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOLYSIN; SHIGA TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENOTYPE; HEMOLYSIS; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029795190     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.10.2364-2367.1996     Document Type: Article

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