Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of β-D-glucuronidase- positive Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 isolates from deer

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1037-1043

  Nagano, Hideki ^a   Hirochi, Takashi ^b   Fujita, Kozo ^b   Wakamori, Yoshihiro ^a   Takeshi, Koichi ^a   Yano, Shoki ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^b Sapporo City Institute of Public Health   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; SHIGA TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; DEER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENOTYPE; JAPAN; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; DEER; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GLUCURONIDASE; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; SHIGA TOXIN;

EID: 6344274859     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.05381-0     Document Type: Article

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