Population structure and uropathogenic virulence associated genes of faecal Escherichia coli from healthy young and elderly adults

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 574-581

  Vollmerhausen, Tara L ^a   Ramos, Nubia L ^a   Gündoǧdu, Aycan ^a   Robinson, Wayne ^b   Brauner, Annelie ^c   Katouli, Mohammad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; BACTERIAL DNA; CD59 ANTIGEN; CYTOTOXIC NECROTIZING FACTOR 1; SIDEROPHORE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SEX DIFFERENCE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FECES; FEMALE; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; SEX FACTORS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VIRULENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955648698     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.027037-0     Document Type: Article

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