High-pathogenicity island of Yersinia pestis in enterobacteriaceae isolated from blood cultures and urine samples: Prevalence and functional expression

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 182, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1268-1271

  Schubert, S ^a   Cuenca, S ^a   Fischer, D ^a   Heesemann, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SIDEROPHORE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YERSINIABACTIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; URINALYSIS; VIRULENCE; YERSINIA PESTIS;

BLOOD; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; HUMAN; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SIDEROPHORES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; URINE; VIRULENCE; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 0033796010     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/315831     Document Type: Article

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