Characterization of hemolytic Escherichia coli strains in ferrets: Recognition of candidate virulence factor CNF1

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 5904-5908

  Marini, Robert P ^a   Taylor, Nancy S ^a   Liang, Alvin Y ^a   Knox, Kimberly A ^a   Peña, Jeremy Andrew ^b   Schauer, David B ^a   Fox, James G ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; FERRET; GENOTYPE; HELA CELL; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FEMALE; FERRETS; GENOTYPE; HELA CELLS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; SEROTYPING; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MUSTELA; MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 10844290328     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.12.5904-5908.2004     Document Type: Article

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