Identification & characterization of shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates from patients with diarrhea in Iran

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 132, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 328-331

  Bonyadian, M ^a   Momtaz, H ^b   Rahimi, E ^b   Habibian, R ^c   Yazdani, A ^d   Zamani, M ^d  

^a SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c Department of Infectious Disease   (Iran)

^d Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Iran)

Author keywords

Human; Iran; Producing Escherichia coli; Shiga toxin; Virulence genes

Indexed keywords

INTIMIN; VEROTOXIN 1; VEROTOXIN 2; ADHESIN; EAEA PROTEIN, E COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; HEMOLYSIN; HLYA PROTEIN, E COLI; SHIGA TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DIARRHEA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; HLY GENE; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROLOGY; SEROTYPE; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FECES; FEMALE; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SHIGA TOXIN 1; SHIGA TOXIN 2; SHIGA TOXINS;

EID: 77957021736     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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