Characterization of Escherichia coli O86 O-antigen gene cluster and identification of O86-specific genes

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 106, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 241-248

  Feng, Lu ^a   Han, Weiqing ^a   Wang, Quan ^a   Bastin, David A ^a,b   Wang, Lei ^a,b  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Tianjin Biochip Corporation   (China)

Author keywords

E. coli O127; E. coli O86; EPEC; Molecular typing; PCR assay

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; N ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE; O ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O 86; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC SCREENING; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; INTERSPECIFIC RELATIONSHIP; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SHIGELLA;

ANIMALIA; AVES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SHIGELLA;

EID: 15044364288     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2004.12.021     Document Type: Article

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