Prevalence of Shigella enterotoxins 1 and 2 among Shigella strains isolated from patients with traveler's diarrhea

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 3608-3611

  Vargas, Martha ^a   Gascon, Joaquim ^a   Jimenez De Anta, Maria Teresa ^a   Vila, Jordi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTEROTOXIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DYSENTERY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; INFECTION; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRAVELLER DIARRHEA; VERNER MORRISON SYNDROME;

EID: 0032862190     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.11.3608-3611.1999     Document Type: Article

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