Shiga toxin 1c-producing Escherichia coli strains: Phenotypic and genetic characterization and association with human disease

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2448-2453

  Friedrich, Alexander W ^a   Borell, Julia ^a   Bielaszewska, Martina ^a   Fruth, Angelika ^b   Tschäpe, Helmut ^b   Karch, Helge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; SHIGA TOXIN; SHIGA TOXIN 1C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; INFANT; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; LOCUS OF PROTEOLYSIS ACTIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE;

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

EID: 0037505568     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.6.2448-2453.2003     Document Type: Article

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