Virulence properties of atypical EPEC strains

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-49

  Pelayo, J S ^a   Scaletsky, I C A ^b   Pedroso, M Z ^b   Sperandio, V ^a   Giron J A ^c   Frankel, G ^d   Trabulsi, L R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c BENEMÉRITA UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE PUEBLA   (Mexico)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; AGAR; FLUORESCENT DYE; GENTAMICIN; HEMOLYSIN; INTIMIN BETA; INTIMIN GAMMA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DIARRHEA; DNA PROBE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HELA CELL; HEP 2 CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYBRIDIZATION; INTESTINE LOOP; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VERO CELL;

EID: 0342616310     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-48-1-41     Document Type: Article

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