Genotypic and phenotypic diversity among induced, stx2-carrying bacteriophages from environmental Escherichia coli strains

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 329-336

  García Aljaro, Cristina ^a   Muniesa, Maite ^a   Jofre, Juan ^a   Blanch, Anicet R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL POPULATIONS; E. COLI; GENETIC CHARACTERIZATIONS; HOST STRAINS; MITOMYCIN; MORPHOLOGICAL DIVERSITIES; PHENOTYPIC DIVERSITIES; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISMS; SEROTYPES; SHIGA TOXINS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; STRAIN; VIRUSES; WASTEWATER;

BACTERIOPHAGES;

BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; LYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM; WASTEWATER;

ALKYLATING AGENTS; ANIMALS; BACTERIOPHAGES; BIODIVERSITY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, VIRAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMANS; MITOMYCIN; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PROPHAGES; SHIGA TOXIN 2; SHIGELLA SONNEI; VIRAL PROTEINS; VIRION; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SHIGELLA SONNEI;

EID: 58149381852     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01367-08     Document Type: Article

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