Modeling gene associations for virulence classification of verocytotoxin-producing e. coli (VTEC) from patients and beef

Virulence

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 41-53

  Andersson, Tom ^a   Nilsson, Catarina ^b   Kjellin, Eva ^c   Toljander, Jonas ^a   Welinder Olsson, Christina ^c   Lindmark, Hans ^b  

^a Risk Benefit Assessment Department   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL FOOD ADMINISTRATION   (Sweden)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Classification; Correspondence analysis; EHEC; Logistic regression; STEC; Verocytotoxin; Virulence; VTEC

Indexed keywords

VEROTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BEEF; BLOODY DIARRHEA; DIARRHEA; ENTEROHEMORRHAGIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME;

PAA;

EID: 79951494847     PISSN: 21505594     EISSN: 21505608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/viru.2.1.14861     Document Type: Article

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