Detection of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli from children with and without diarrhea in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 839-844

  Bueris, Vanessa ^a   Sircili, Marcelo Palma ^a   Taddei, Carla Romano ^a   Dos Santos, Maurilio Fernandes ^a   Franzolin, Marcia Regina ^a   Martinez, Marina Baquerizo ^b   Ferrer, Suzana Ramos ^c   Barreto, Mauricio Lima ^c   Trabulsi, Luiz Rachid ^a  

^a INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli; Multiplex PCR; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 37049039073     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762007005000116     Document Type: Article

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