Vesicle-mediated transfer of virulence genes from Escherichia coli O157:H7 to other enteric bacteria

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 4414-4420

  Yaron, S ^a   Kolling, G L ^a   Simon, L ^a   Matthews, K R ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL RNA; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CYTOTOXICITY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; MEMBRANE VESICLE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

ANIMAL; CELL SURVIVAL; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PLASMIDS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SALMONELLA; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TRANSDUCTION, GENETIC; VERO CELLS; VIRULENCE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0033771255     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.10.4414-4420.2000     Document Type: Article

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