Detection of enteroaggregative Escherichia coli with formalin-preserved HEp-2 cells

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 3066-3067

  Miqdady, Mohamad S ^a   Jiang, Zhi Dong ^a   Nataro, James P ^a   DuPont, Herbert L ^a  

^a ST LUKE S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CELL ADHESION; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTESTINE MUCOSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE CULTURE;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; CELL LINE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0036701996     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.8.3066-3067.2002     Document Type: Article

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