Bacteroides fragilis enterotoxin gene sequences in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 171-174

  Prindiville, Thomas P ^a,c   Sheikh, Rafik A ^a   Cohen, Stuart H ^a,b   Tang, Yajarayma J ^a   Cantrell, Mary C ^a   Silva Jr , Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Division of Infectious Diseases   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRAGILYSIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

EID: 0034049289     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0602.000210     Document Type: Article

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