Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli strains from bovines: Association of adhesion with carriage of eae and other genes

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2980-2984

  Wieler, L H ^a,d   Vieler, E ^a   Erpenstein, C ^a   Schlapp, T ^a   Steinruck H ^b   Bauerfeind, R ^a   Byomi, A ^c   Baljer, G ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^c Suez Canal University   (Egypt)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SHIGA TOXIN;

ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE; DIARRHEA; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; STAINING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VIRULENCE;

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029912835     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.12.2980-2984.1996     Document Type: Article

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