Detection in Escherichia coli of the genes encoding the major virulence factors, the genes defining the O157:H7 serotype, and components of the type 2 Shiga toxin family by multiplex PCR

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 3613-3619

  Wang, Gehua ^a   Clark, Clifford G ^a   Rodgerst, Frank G ^a  

^a Natl Lab for Enteric Pathogens   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SHIGA TOXIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC CODE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; RELIABILITY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEROTYPE;

DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEROTYPING; SHIGA-LIKE TOXIN II; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0036792181     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.10.3613-3619.2002     Document Type: Article

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