Detection of Shiga Toxins, Intimin and Enterohemolysin in Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from Children in Eastern Slovakia

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 185-188

  Liptakova A ^a   Siegfried, L ^a   Podracka L' ^b   Sabol, M ^a   Sehnalkova H ^b   Bogyiova E ^a   Rosocha, J ^a   Kmetova M ^a   Kerestesova H ^a   Kotulova D ^c  

^a P J AFÁRIK UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

^b FACULTY HOSPITAL   (Slovakia)

^c Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ADHESIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; EAEA PROTEIN, E COLI; ENTEROHEMOLYSIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; HEMOLYSIN; SHIGA TOXIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SLOVAKIA;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FECES; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHIGA TOXINS; SLOVAKIA;

EID: 0042471926     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02817680     Document Type: Article

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