Characterization of Klebsiella terrigena strains from humans: Haemagglutinins, serum resistance, siderophore synthesis, and serotypes

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 71-78

  Podschun, R ^a   Fischer, A ^a   Ullmann, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AEROBACTIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ENTEROCHELIN; HEMAGGLUTININ; HYDROXAMIC ACID; SIDEROPHORE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BACTERIUM PILUS; BLOOD CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; KLEBSIELLA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; KLEBSIELLA TERRIGENA; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SEROTYPING; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; URINALYSIS;

BLOOD BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; FECES; GERMANY; HEMAGGLUTINATION TESTS; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; SEROTYPING; SIDEROPHORES; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0033770338     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268899004124     Document Type: Article

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