Distinct pathotypes of O113 Escherichia coli strains isolated from humans and animals in Brazil

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2028-2030

  Dos Santos, L F ^a   Goncalves E M ^a   Vaz, T M I ^b   Irino, K ^b   Guth, B E C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BRAZIL; DIARRHEA; DIARRHEAGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ENTEROAGGREGATIVE ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O113; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BRAZIL; BUFFALOES; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MEAT; SEROTYPING; SHIGA TOXIN; VERO CELLS; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 34250652060     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00340-07     Document Type: Article

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