Genotypic characterization of virulence factors in Escherichia coli strains from patients with cystitis

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 255-260

  Tiba, Monique Ribeiro ^a   Yano, Tomomasa ^b   Leite, Domingos Da Silva ^a  

^a Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz   (Brazil)

^b Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR); Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC); Virulence factor (VF)

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTITIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 56049088040     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: 16789946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652008000500001     Document Type: Article

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