Escherichia coli serogroup O2 and O28ac O-antigen gene cluster sequences and detection of pathogenic E. coli O2 and O28ac by PCR

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 308-316

  Fratamico, Pina M ^a   Yan, Xianghe ^a   Liu, Yanhong ^a   DebRoy, Chitrita ^b   Byrne, Brian ^c   Monaghan, Aine ^c   Fanning, Seamus ^d   Bolton, Declan ^c  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ASHTOWN FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli O2; Escherichia coli O28ac; Multiplex PCR detection; O antigen; Virulence genes

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC MARKERS; E. COLI; MULTIPLEX PCR; O-ANTIGEN; O-ANTIGEN GENE CLUSTER; OPEN READING FRAME; PATHOGENIC E. COLI; PCR ASSAY; RAPID IDENTIFICATION; SEROGROUPS; SEROTYPING; SHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING E. COLI; VIRULENCE GENE;

ANTIGENS; GENES; MULTIPLEXING; STRAIN;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; EAE PROTEIN; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; IAL PROTEIN; IPAC PROTEIN; IPAH PROTEIN; O ANTIGEN; RMLA PROTEIN; RMLB PROTEIN; RMLC PROTEIN; RMLD PROTEIN; SAA PROTEIN; SHIGA TOXIN; STX1 PROTEIN; STZ2 PROTEIN; SULFATASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WZX PROTEIN; WZY PROTEIN;

ANTIGEN; BIOASSAY; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; OXYGEN; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOXIN; VIRULENCE;

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CLUSTER; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPING;

BASE SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; O ANTIGENS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPING;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77951661159     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W10-010     Document Type: Article

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