Subtyping intimin genes from enteropathogenic Escherichia coli associated with outbreaks and sporadic cases in the United Kingdom and Eire

Molecular and Cellular Probes

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 149-156

  Jenkins, C ^a   Lawson, A J ^a   Cheasty, T ^a   Willshaw, G A ^a   Wright, P ^b   Dougan, G ^c   Frankel, G ^c   Smith, H R ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL PRESTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli; Intimin typing; Verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli

Indexed keywords

INTIMIN; VEROTOXIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; IRELAND; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; UNITED KINGDOM;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0042235001     PISSN: 08908508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-8508(03)00046-X     Document Type: Article

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