Investigation of virulence genes in clinical isolates of Yersinia enterocolitica

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 368-374

  Zheng, Haoxuan ^a   Sun, Yong ^a   Mao, Zhengguo ^a   Jiang, Bo ^a  

^a SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Investigation; Virulence genes; Yersinia enterocolitica

Indexed keywords

VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

ADULT; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CALCIUM; CHILD; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; CONGO RED; DIARRHEA; DNA, BACTERIAL; FECES; FEMALE; GENTIAN VIOLET; HUMANS; MALE; PLASMIDS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRULENCE FACTORS; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; YERSINIA INFECTIONS;

EID: 48449094932     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: 1574695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2008.00436.x     Document Type: Article

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