Subtyping of pathogenic Escherichia coli strains using flagellar (H)-antigens: Serotyping versus flic polymorphisms

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 292, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 477-486

  Prager, Rita ^a   Strutz, Ute ^a   Fruth, Angelika ^a   Tschäpe, Helmut ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; FliC classification; Serotyping

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; FLAGELLAR H ANTIGEN; FLIC ANTIGEN; HYPERIMMUNE GLOBULIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEROTYPING; STANDARD;

EID: 0036488789     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1438-4221-00226     Document Type: Article

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