Identification of enteroaggregative Escherichia coli in infants with acute diarrhea based on biofilm production in Manipal, south India

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 8-12

  Bangar, Raju ^a   Ballal, Mamatha ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Diarrhea polymerase chain reaction; Enteroaggregative escherichia coli

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROAGGREGATIVE ESCHERICHIA COLI; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; INFANTILE DIARRHEA; MICROTITER PLATE ASSAY; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; SCREENING; STAINING;

EID: 38849175517     PISSN: 00195359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5359.38916     Document Type: Article

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