Molecular characterisation of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 strains isolated in Poland

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 175-177

  Osek, J ^a  

^a NATIONAL VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ADHESIN; BACTERIAL DNA; CARRIER PROTEIN; EAEA PROTEIN, E COLI; ENTEROHEMOLYSIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; HEMOLYSIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; VEROTOXIN 1; VEROTOXIN 2;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; POLAND; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CATTLE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; POLAND; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SHIGA-LIKE TOXIN I; SHIGA-LIKE TOXIN II;

EID: 0035316891     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rvsc.2000.0449     Document Type: Article

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