Characterization of Escherichia coli strains isolated from patients with diarrhea in São Paulo, Brazil: Identification of intermediate virulence factor profiles by multiplex PCR

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2274-2278

  Liebchen, Ariane ^a   Benz, Inga ^a   Mellmann, Alexander ^a   Karch, Helge ^a   Gomes, Tânia A T ^b   Yamamoto, Denise ^b   Hernandes, Rodrigo T ^b   Sampaio, Jorge ^c   Sampaio, Suely C F ^b   Fruth, Angelika ^d   Schmidt, M Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Fleury   (Brazil)

^d ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA HEMOLYSIN; CYTOLYSIN; CYTOLYSIN A; ENTEROTOXIN; LYMPHOSTATIN; PROTEIN IBE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEROTOXIN 2; VEROTOXIN 2F; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ALPHA HLY GENE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BRAZIL; CLYA GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DIARRHEAGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; E HLY GENE; EFA1 GENE; ENT GENE; ENTEROAGGREGATIVE ESCHERICHIA COLI; ENTEROHEMORRHAGIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ENTEROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; HUMAN; LIFA GENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BRAZIL; DIARRHEA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 79957530526     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00386-11     Document Type: Article

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