Bacteriocin synthesis in uropathogenic and commensal Escherichia coli: Colicin E1 is a potential virulence factor

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  ŠŠmajs, David ^a   Micenková, Lenka ^a   ŠŠmarda, Jan ^a   Vrba, Martin ^b   Ševčíková, Alena ^b   Vališová, Zuzana ^a   Woznicová, Vladana ^a  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRNO   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCIN; COLICIN E1; COLICIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COMMENSAL ESCHERICHIA COLI; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NONHUMAN; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; BIOSYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; FECES; FEMALE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIOCINS; COLICINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; UROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 78149439513     PISSN: 14712180     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-10-288     Document Type: Article

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