Typing of Stx2 genes of Escherichia coli O157 isolates from cattle

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 251-252

  Nakamura, Hiromi ^a   Ogasawara, Jun ^a   Kita, Toshimasa ^b   Hase, Atsushi ^a   Nishikawa, Yoshikazu ^c  

^a OSAKA CITY INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b Osaka Municipal Meat Inspection Center   (Japan)

^c Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VEROTOXIN 2;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CATTLE DISEASE; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ENTEROHEMORRHAGIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; GENOTYPE; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; JAPAN; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CARRIER STATE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; JAPAN; PREVALENCE; SHIGA TOXIN 2;

EID: 45849147393     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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