The association between colicinogenicity and pathogenesis among uropathogenic isolates of Escherichia coli

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 185-190

  O'Brien, Graham J ^a   Chambers, Stephen T ^b   Peddle, Barbara ^b   Mahanty, H Khris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Colicin; Colicinogenicity; Escherichia coli; Pathogenesis; UTI

Indexed keywords

COLICIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTITIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELONEPHRITIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029928006     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpat.1996.0017     Document Type: Article

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