The eaeAgene is not found in Hafnia alvei from patients with diarrhea in Aragón, Spain

International Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 81-82

  Serai, Cristina ^a   Javier Castillo, F ^a   Teresa Llorente, M ^a   Varea, Marzo ^a   Clavel, Antonio ^a   Carmen Rubio, M ^a   Gómez Lus, Rafael ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO LOZANO BLESA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diarrhea; Eaea gene; Hafnia alvei; Pathogenic enterobacteria; Virulence factor

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; EAE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; DIARRHEA; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; GENETICS; HAFNIA ALVEI; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; SPAIN;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; CARRIER PROTEINS; DIARRHEA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; GENES, BACTERIAL; HAFNIA ALVEI; HUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; SPAIN;

EID: 0035379099     PISSN: 11396709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/S101230100017     Document Type: Article

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