Characterization of atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli strains that express typical localized adherence in HeLa cells in the absence of the bundle-forming pilus

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 4214-4217

  Hernandes, Rodrigo Tavanelli ^a   Vieira, Mônica Aparecida Midolli ^a   Carneiro, Sylvia Mendes ^b   Salvador, Fábia Andréia ^a   Gomes, Tânia Aparecida Tardelli ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BACTERIUM PILUS; ENTEROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; SEROTYPING;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33750960320     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01022-06     Document Type: Article

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