The role of intimin in the adherence of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157:H7 to HEp-2 tissue culture cells and to bovine gut explant tissues

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 292, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 547-553

  Cookson, Adrian L ^a,b   Woodward, Martin J ^a  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Gut explant; STEC

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; INTIMIN; PROTEIN EAEA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CATTLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL LINE; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; EXPLANT; GENE INACTIVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; TISSUE CULTURE;

EID: 0036488787     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1438-4221-00235     Document Type: Article

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