Serotypes of Escherichia coli isolated from healthy infants in Berlin, Germany and Melbourne, Australia

Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-63

  Bettelheim, K A ^a   Beutin, L ^b   Gleier, K ^b   Pearce, J L ^c   Luke, R K J ^c   Zimmermann, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Berlin; Escherichia coli; Healthy infants; Melbourne; Serotypes

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; O ANTIGEN;

AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GERMANY; HUMAN; INFANT; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; REVIEW; SEROTYPING;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0037211048     PISSN: 01479571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-9571(02)00015-2     Document Type: Article

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