Detection of virulence factors in uropathogenic Escherichia coli isolated from humans, dogs and cats in Portugal

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 485, Issue , 2000, Pages 305-308

  Féria, Constança ^a   Correia, José ^c   Gonçalves, José ^c   Machado, Jorge ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b Instituto Nacional de Saude   (Portugal)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; AEROBACTIN; CYTOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CAT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOG; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CATS; DOGS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; PORTUGAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0034473541     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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