Pathogenicity island markers in commensal and uropathogenic Escherichia coli isolates

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 880-886

  Sabate M ^a   Moreno, E ^a   Perez T ^a   Andreu, A ^a   Prats, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Multiplex PCR; Pathogenicity island; Phylogenetic group; Uropathogen

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COMMENSAL ESCHERICHIA COLI; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY ISLAND; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELONEPHRITIS; SEPSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33746655816     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01461.x     Document Type: Article

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