Subtyping of virulence genes in verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) other than serogroup O157 associated with disease in the United Kingdom

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 941-947

  Jenkins, C ^a   Willshaw, G A ^a   Evans, J ^b   Cheasty, T ^a   Chart, H ^a   Shaw, D J ^c   Dougan, G ^d   Frankel, G ^d   Smith, H R ^a  

^a CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTIMIN; VEROTOXIN; ADHESIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; EAEA PROTEIN, E COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; SHIGA TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; UNITED KINGDOM; ADULT; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; GENETICS; SEROTYPING; VIRULENCE;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ADULT; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHILD; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; HUMANS; SEROTYPING; SHIGA TOXINS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 1542645915     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.05160-0     Document Type: Article

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