Direct detection of eae-positive bacteria in human and veterinary colorectal specimens by PCR

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2326-2330

  Hubbard, A L ^a   Harrison, D J ^a   Moyes, C ^a   McOrist, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Infectious Diseases Laboratories   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN EAE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CITROBACTER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTERITIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

EID: 0031878245     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.8.2326-2330.1998     Document Type: Article

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