The role of lipopolysaccharide and Shiga-like toxin in a mouse model of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 175, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 611-620

  Karpman, Diana ^a   Council, Hugh ^b   Svensson, Majlis ^b   Scheutz, Flemming ^b   Aim, Per ^b   Svanborg, Catharina ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; VEROTOXIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 16944365096     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/175.3.611     Document Type: Article

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