Serum resistance of Escherichia coli strains causing urinary tract inifection and diarrhoea in relation to alpha haemolysin production and O type

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 504-506

  Rizvi, Meher ^a   Kumar, Surinder ^a  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

haemolysin; O serogroups; Serum resistance

Indexed keywords

HEMOLYSIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SEROTYPE; SERUM; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BLOOD BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; INFANT; O ANTIGENS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 1142286656     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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