Diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli from routine diagnostic faecal samples in England and Wales

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 870-872

  Perry, Neil ^a   Jenkins, Claire ^a   Cheasty, Tom ^a   Wain, John ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DIARRHEAGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

DIARRHEA; ENGLAND; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FECES; HUMANS; WALES;

EID: 77954480417     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.018671-0     Document Type: Letter

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