Escherichia coli serogroup O26 - A new look at an old adversary

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 14-25

  Jenkins, C ^a   Evans, J ^b   Chart, H ^c   Willshaw, G A ^c   Frankel, G ^d  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Detection; Genotyping; Infection; Veterinary; Virulence

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DIAGNOSIS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION;

CLINICAL DATA; DETECTION; E. COLI; GENOTYPING; INFECTION; LABORATORY DATUM; SEROGROUPS; VEROCYTOTOXIN; VETERINARY; VIRULENCE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIUM; CATTLE; DETECTION METHOD; DIARRHEAL DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PATHOGEN; PATHOGENICITY; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CATTLE; DIARRHEA; EPIDEMIC; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIVESTOCK; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; REVIEW; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 37249087165     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03465.x     Document Type: Review

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