Haemolysin production by strains of Verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli

Microbiology

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 103-107

  Chart, Henrik ^a   Jenkins, Claire ^a   Smith, Henry R ^a   Hedges, Dawn ^a   Rowe, Bernard ^a  

^a CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enterohaemolysin; Growth conditions; Haemolysin; Iron; Verocytotoxin producing Escherichia coli

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CALCIUM ION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHELATING AGENT; ETHYLENEDIAMINE DERIVATIVE; HEMOLYSIN; HYDROGEN; NITROGEN; VEROTOXIN;

ARTICLE; ERYTHROCYTE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERRET; GUINEA PIG; HEMOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXIN SYNTHESIS;

CAVIA PORCELLUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLUS GALLUS; MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO; NEGIBACTERIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031963330     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-144-1-103     Document Type: Article

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