Determination of verocytotoxin and eae gene loci by multiplex PCR in Escherichia coli O157:H7 isolated from human faeces in Northern Ireland: A four-year study of trends, 1997-2000

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-7

  Crothers, J L D ^a   Moore, J E ^a   Millar, B C ^a   Watabe, M ^a   Rooney, P J ^a  

^a BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli O157; Polymerase chain reaction; Verocytotoxin

Indexed keywords

VEROTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; EAE GENE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; GENE LOCUS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 1842421372     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09674845.2004.11732637     Document Type: Article

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