Distribution of afaE adhesins in Escherichia coli isolated from Japanese patients with urinary tract infection

Journal of Urology

Volumn 169, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1758-1761

  Ishitoya, Satoshi ^a   Yamamoto, Shingo ^a   Kanamaru, Sojun ^a   Kurazono, Hisao ^a   Habuchi, Tomohiro ^a   Ogawa, Osamu ^a   Terai, Akito ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Urinary tract; Urinary tract infections; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; PROTEIN AFAE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTITIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; OPERON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATITIS; PYELONEPHRITIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0037404201     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000057968.53213.b1     Document Type: Article

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