Identification of Escherichia coli O172 O-antigen gene cluster and development of a serogroup-specific PCR assay

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 181-190

  Guo, H ^a,b   Feng, L ^a   Tao, J ^a   Zhang, C ^a   Wang, L ^a,b  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Tianjin Biochip Corporation   (China)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli O172; Molecular typing; O antigen gene cluster; Specific genes; STEC

Indexed keywords

ANTIGENS; ASSAYS; BIOCHEMISTRY; ENZYMES; GENE ENCODING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STRAIN;

E. COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O172; GLYCOSYL TRANSFERASE; MOLECULAR TYPING; O-ANTIGEN; O-ANTIGEN GENE CLUSTER; PCR ASSAY; SEROGROUPS; SPECIFIC GENE; STEC;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

DNA; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; O ANTIGEN;

BACTERIUM; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O172; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

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

EID: 3042784798     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2004.02305.x     Document Type: Article

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