Characterization of enteroaggregative Escherichia coli isolated from outbreaks of diarrhoeal disease in England

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 413-421

  Spencer, J ^a   Smith, H R ^a   Chart, H ^a  

^a CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOLYSIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; SIDEROPHORE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL ADHESION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FIMBRIA; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; SURFACE CHARGE; UNITED KINGDOM;

BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; CELL AGGREGATION; DIARRHEA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; SEROTYPING;

EID: 0033394526     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268899002976     Document Type: Article

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