In vivo detection of Escherichia coli type 1 fimbrial expression and phase variation during experimental urinary tract infection

Microbiology

Volumn 145, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 2683-2690

  Struve, Carsten ^a   Krogfelt, Karen Angeliki ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Immunofluorescence; In situ hybridization; Phase variation; Type 1 fimbriae; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL ADHESION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; FIMBRIA; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA HYBRIDIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032844239     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-145-10-2683     Document Type: Article

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