Identification of DNA sequences from a second pathogenicity island of uropathogenic Escherichia coli CFT073: Probes specific for uropathogenic populations

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 184, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1041-1049

  Rasko, David A ^a   Phillips, Jill A ^a   Li, Xin ^a   Mobley, Harry L T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; DNA PROBE; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC REGULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN READING FRAME; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE COMPOSITION; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; HUMANS; OPEN READING FRAMES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0035887975     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/323602     Document Type: Article

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