Phylogenetic analysis of enteroaggregative and diffusely adherent Escherichia coli

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 2692-2699

  Czeczulin, John R ^a   Whittam, Thomas S ^b   Henderson, Ian R ^a   Navarro Garcia, Fernando ^a,c   Nataro, James P ^a,d  

^a University of Maryland School of Medicine Center for Vaccine Development   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d Center for Vaccine Development   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI ENTEROTOXIN;

ALLELISM; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CHROMOSOME MARKER; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENY; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032984352     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.6.2692-2699.1999     Document Type: Article

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