Analysis of Escherichia coli strains causing bacteriuria during pregnancy: Selection for strains that do not express type 1 fimbriae

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 794-799

  Graham, J C ^a   Leathart, J B S ^a   Keegan, S J ^a   Pearson, J ^a   Bint, A ^a   Gally, D L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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ADHESIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIURIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FIMBRIA; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ALLELES; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIURIA; CYSTITIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0035143662     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.2.794-799.2001     Document Type: Article

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