Epidemiology and pathogenesis of Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli

Berliner und Munchener Tierarztliche Wochenschrift

Volumn 122, Issue 11-12, 2009, Pages 417-424

  Karch, Helge ^a   Mellmann, Alexander ^a   Bielaszewska, Martina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

EHEC; Pathogenesis; Shiga toxin; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DIARRHEA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENTEROHEMORRHAGIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DIARRHEA; ENTEROHEMORRHAGIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMANS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOS TAURUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 70450270941     PISSN: 00059366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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