Differentiation of typical and atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli using colony immunoblot for detection of bundle-forming pilus expression

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-43

  Nara, J M ^a   Cianciarullo, A M ^a   Culler, H F ^a   Bueris, V ^a   Horton, D S P Q ^a   Menezes, M A ^a   Franzolin, M R ^a   Elias, W P ^a   Piazza, R M F ^a  

^a INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bundle forming pilus; Enteropathogenic E. coli; Expression; Immunodetection; Rabbit polyclonal antiserum

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; POLYSACCHARIDES; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ATYPICALS; BUNDLE-FORMING PILUS; E. COLI; ENTEROPATHOGENIC E COLI; ENTEROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXPRESSION; IMMUNOBLOTS; IMMUNODETECTION; POLYCLONAL ANTISERUM; RABBIT POLYCLONAL ANTISERUM;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; POLYCLONAL ANTISERUM; PYROXYLIN;

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOASSAY; LAGOMORPH; MEMBRANE; PROTEIN; SERUM; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM PILUS; ENTEROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNODETECTION; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 77953565262     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04625.x     Document Type: Article

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