Occurrence of S and F1C/S-related fimbrial determinants and their expression in Escherichia coli strains isolated from extraintestinal infections

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-6

  Sokolowska Köhler, Wanda ^a   Schönian, Gabriele ^a   Bollmann, Renate ^a   Schubert, André ^a   Parschau, Jana ^a   Seeberg, Anke ^a   Presber, Wolfgang ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

DNA hybridization; Enzyme immunoassay; Escherichia coli; Extraintestinal infection; F1C fimbriae; S fimbriae

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIMBRIA; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADHESINS, ESCHERICHIA COLI; ADULT; BACTEREMIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0343488728     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(97)00014-X     Document Type: Article

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