Molecular characteristics and epidemiological significance of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O26 strains

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 2134-2140

  Zhang, Wen Lan ^a   Bielaszewska, Martina ^c   Liesegang, Almut ^b   Tschäpe, Helmut ^b   Schmidt, Herbert ^a   Bitzan, Martin ^d   Karch, Helge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^d WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SHIGA TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; CHROMOSOME; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CLUSTER; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; SUBGROUP A;

EID: 0034122277     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/.38.6.2134-2140.2000     Document Type: Article

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