Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in Finland from 1990 through 1997: Prevalence and characteristics of isolates

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 3641-3646

  Keskimäki, Markku ^a   Saari, Marjut ^a   Heiskanen, Tarja ^a   Siitonen, Anja ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI ENTEROTOXIN; SHIGA TOXIN; VEROTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FINLAND; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; GENOTYPE; PHENOTYPE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031724831     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.12.3641-3646.1998     Document Type: Article

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