Adherence patterns and DNA probe types of Escherichia coli isolated from diarrheal patients in China

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 89-97

  Xu, Jian Guo ^a   Cheng, Bo Qun ^a   Wu, Yan Ping ^a   Huang, Li Bao ^a   Lai, Xin He ^a   Liu, Bing Yang ^a   Lo, Xing Zu ^b   Li, Hun Fen ^b  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b Laboratory of Bacteriology   (China)

Author keywords

Adherence; Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli; Invasiveness; Shiga like toxin

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL ADHESION; CHINA; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SHIGELLA;

EID: 0030024126     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1996.tb03318.x     Document Type: Article

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