Characterization of a Shiga toxin 2e-converting bacteriophage from an Escherichia coli strain of human origin

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 4850-4855

  Muniesa, M ^a   Recktenwald, J ^a   Bielaszewska, M ^a   Karch, H ^a   Schmidt, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

SHIGA TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIOPHAGE; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ISOLATION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIAL TOXINS; BACTERIOPHAGES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMANS; LYSOGENY; SHIGA TOXINS;

EID: 0033856276     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.9.4850-4855.2000     Document Type: Article

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