Isolation of verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O-rough:K1:H7 from two patients with traveler's diarrhea

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2279-2282

  Vila, Jordi ^a   Vargas, Martha ^a   Ruiz, Joaquin ^a   Gallardo, Francisco ^a   De Anta, M T Jimenez ^a   Gascón, Joaquim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VEROTOXIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL AMERICA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAVELLER DIARRHEA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030853023     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.9.2279-2282.1997     Document Type: Article

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