Susceptibility of three strains of conventional adult mice to intestinal colonization by an isolate of Escherichia coli O157:H7

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 800-805

  Conlan, J Wayne ^a   Perry, Malcolm B ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

BALB c mice; C57BL 6 mice; CD1 mice; E. coli O157:H7; Faecal shedding

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; INTESTINE FLORA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031790746     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjm-44-8-800     Document Type: Article

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