Association between clinical presentation, biogroups and virulence attributes of Yersinia enterocolitica strains in human diarrhoeal disease

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-34

  Burnens, A P ^a   Frey, A ^a   Nicolet, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLASMID; RNA ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 0029881394     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268800058921     Document Type: Article

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