Phylogenetic group B2 Escherichia coli strains from the bowel microbiota of Pakistani infants carry few virulence genes and lack the capacity for long-term persistence

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 466-472

  Nowrouzian, Forough L ^a   Ostblom A E ^a   Wold, A E ^a   Adlerberth, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; HPI; Infants; Intestine; Microbiota; Persistence; Phylogenetic groups; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HEMOLYSIN; KI ANTIGEN; PROTEIN PAPC; PROTEIN SFAD; PROTEIN SFAE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASIAN; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM COLONY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE FLORA; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PAKISTAN; PATHOGENICITY ISLAND; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 65949088591     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02706.x     Document Type: Article

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