Curli expression of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 40-46

  Szabo E ^a   Skedsmo, A ^a   Sonnevend, A ^a,b   Al Dhaheri, K ^b   Emody, L ^a   Usmani, A ^b   Pal T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 19444365713     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02931292     Document Type: Article

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