Molecular subtyping for Escherichia coli O157:H7 isolated in Taiwan

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 579-588

  Tsai, Tsung Yu ^a   Luo, Wei Chen ^a   Wu, Fang Tzy ^b   Pan, Tzu Ming ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP); Antimicrobial resistance; Escherichia coli O157:H7; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE)

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157-H7;

EID: 24744444708     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: 13480421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2005.tb03649.x     Document Type: Article

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