Effects of single and multiple pathogenicity island deletions on uropathogenic Escherichia coli strain 536 intrinsic extra-intestinal virulence

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 300, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 435-439

  Tourret, Jérôme ^a   Diard, Médéric ^a   Garry, Louis ^a   Matic, Ivan ^a   Denamur, Erick ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Extra intestinal virulence; Genomic islands; Mouse septicemia model; Pathogenicity islands

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE DELETION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY ISLAND; SEPTICEMIA; SURVIVAL; UROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ANIMALS; BACTEREMIA; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GENOMIC ISLANDS; MICE; SEPSIS; SEQUENCE DELETION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; VIRULENCE;

EID: 77957020736     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2010.04.013     Document Type: Article

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