Characterization of shiga toxin type 2 variant B-subunit in Escherichia coli strains from asymptomatic human carriers by PCR-RFLP

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 139-142

  Stephan, R ^a   Hoelzle, L E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; STRAIN; TOXIC MATERIALS;

PCR-RFLP; SHIGA TOXIN; SUBTYPINGS;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

DNA; SHIGA TOXIN;

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; VIRULENCE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0033845679     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2000.00778.x     Document Type: Article

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