Genotypic and phenotypic changes in the emergence of Escherichia coli O157:H7

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 177, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1750-1753

  Feng, Peter ^b   Lampel, Keith A ^b   Karch, Helge ^b   Whittam, Thomas S ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD INTAKE; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031777043     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/517438     Document Type: Article

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