Evaluation of vt2-subtyping methods for identifying vt2g in verotoxigenic Escherichia coli

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1474-1478

  Krüger, Alexandra ^a   Lucchesi, Paula M A ^a   Parma, Alberto E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CENTRO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VEROTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; VT2G GENE;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; HUMANS; SHIGA TOXIN 2; SHIGA-TOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 36448971553     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.47307-0     Document Type: Article

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