Detection of cytolethal distending toxin and other virulence characteristics of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli isolates from diarrheal patients in republic of Korea

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 525-529

  Kim, Jong Hyun ^a   Kim, Jong Chul ^a   Choo, Yun Ae ^a   Jang, Hyun Chul ^a   Choi, Yeon Hwa ^a   Chung, Jae Keun ^b   Cho, Seung Hak ^a   Park, Mi Seon ^a   Lee, Book Kwon ^a  

^a Korea National Institute of Health   (South Korea)

^b Gwang Ju Institute of Health and Environment   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atypical EPEC; Bundle forming pilus; Cytolethal distending toxin; Typical EPEC

Indexed keywords

CYTOLETHAL DISTENDING TOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; ENDOTOXIN DETECTION; ENTEROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; SOUTH KOREA; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; DIARRHEA; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENTEROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; KOREA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPING; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 67649452540     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.0801.033     Document Type: Article

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