Expression of colonization factor antigen I fimbriae by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli; influence of growth conditions and a recombinant positive regulatory gene

APMIS

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 247-254

  Halvorsen, Thomas ^a,c   Valvatne, Håvard ^a   Grewal, Harleen M S ^a   Gaastra, Wim ^b   Sommerfelt, Halvor ^a  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Colonization factor antigens; Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli; Expression; Fimbriae; Growth media

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; COLONIZATION FACTOR ANTIGEN; ESCHERICHIA COLI ENTEROTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENE CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031002189     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1997.tb00565.x     Document Type: Article

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