Virulence factors and specific properties of invasive Escherichia coli: III) Toxin production;Facteurs de virulence et propriétés spécifiques des souches invasives d'Escherichia coli: III) Production de toxines

Annales de Medecine Veterinaire

Volumn 147, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 327-342

  Van Bost, S ^a   Mainil, J ^a  

^a Bât B43a ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI ENDOTOXIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BLOOD; BLOOD TOXICITY; CLASSIFICATION; ENTEROPATHY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INTESTINE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; SEPTICEMIA; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TOXICITY; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; URINARY TRACT DISEASE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 1642527887     PISSN: 00034118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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