Identification of Shiga toxigenic Escherichia coli seropathotypes A and B by multiplex PCR

Molecular and Cellular Probes

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 308-311

  Monday, S R ^a   Beisaw, A ^a   Feng, P C H ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Enterohemorrhagic E. coli; Multiplex PCR; Seropathotypes

Indexed keywords

SHIGA TOXIN;

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHIGA TOXIN;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 34248223678     PISSN: 08908508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcp.2007.02.002     Document Type: Article

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