Associations between virulence factors of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli and disease in humans

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 497-503

  Boerlin, Patrick ^a,b   McEwen, Scott A ^a   Boerlin Petzold, Franziska ^a   Wilson, Jeffrey B ^a   Johnson, Roger P ^a,c   Gyles, Carlton L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c Health of Animals Laboratory   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOLYSIN; INTIMIN; PROTEINASE; SHIGA TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HEMORRHAGIC COLITIS; HEPATOMA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033024964     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.3.497-503.1999     Document Type: Article

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