The discovery of cholera - Like enterotoxins produced by Escherichia coli causing secretory diarrhoea in humans

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 171-178

  Sack, R Bradley ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholera; Diarrhoea; Enterotoxin; Non cholera diarrhoea

Indexed keywords

CHOLERA LIKE ENTEROTOXIN; CHOLERA TOXIN; POLYPEPTIDE; TOXIN ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ENTEROTOXIN;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; TRAVELLER DIARRHEA; ANIMAL; CHOLERA; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CHOLERA; DIARRHEA; ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ENTEROTOXINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; HUMANS;

EID: 79952947567     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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