Shigella and Escherichia coli Strategies for Survival at Low pH

Japanese Journal of Medical Science and Biology

Volumn 51, Issue , 1998, Pages

  Small, Pamela L C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID; AMINO ACID DECARBOXYLASE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PH; SHIGELLA; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; CARBOXY-LYASES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DYSENTERY, BACILLARY; ECOSYSTEM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; SHIGELLA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SHIGELLA;

EID: 0032422118     PISSN: 00215112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7883/yoken1952.51.Supplement1_S81     Document Type: Article

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