Structural analysis of phage-borne stx genes and their flanking sequences in Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli and Shigella dysenteriae type 1 strains

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 4856-4864

  Unkmeir, A ^a   Schmidt, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SHIGA TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIOPHAGE; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE;

BACTERIAL TOXINS; BACTERIOPHAGES; BASE SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHIGA TOXINS; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE;

EID: 0033856277     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.9.4856-4864.2000     Document Type: Article

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