Enteroaggregative, Shiga toxin-producing escherichia coli O104:H4 outbreak: New microbiological findings boost coordinated investigations by European public health laboratories

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 16, Issue 24, 2011, Pages

  Struelens, M J ^a   Palm, D ^a   Takkinen, J ^a  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBACTIN;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 79959664837     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2807/ese.16.24.19890-en     Document Type: Editorial

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