Genetic and phenotypic analysis of Escherichia coli with enteropathogenic characteristics isolated from Seattle children

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 175, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1382-1389

  Bokete, Theresa N ^b   Whittam, Thomas S ^c   Wilson, Richard A ^c   Clausen, Carla R ^c   O'Callahan, Cliff M ^c   Moseley, Steve L ^c   Fritsche, Thomas R ^c   Tarr, Phillip I ^a  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Institute of Health Sciences   (Botswana)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; DIARRHEA; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031010193     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/516470     Document Type: Article

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