Sequence-based typing of genetic targets encoded outside of the O-antigen gene cluster is indicative of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli serogroup lineages

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 620-628

  Gilmour, Matthew W ^a,b   Olson, Adam B ^a   Andrysiak, Ashleigh K ^b   Ng, Lai King ^a,b   Chui, Linda ^c  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c PROVINCIAL LABORATORY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

O ANTIGEN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; FTSZ GENE; GALF GENE; GCL GENE; GENE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE LOCATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SCREENING; GND GENE; MDH GENE; META GENE; METG GENE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PPK GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELA GENE; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; O ANTIGENS; PHOSPHOGLUCONATE DEHYDROGENASE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SHIGA TOXINS;

EID: 34248233580     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.47053-0     Document Type: Article

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