Comparison of multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis and multilocus sequence typing for differentiation of hemolytic-uremic syndrome-associated Escherichia coli (HUSEC) collection strains

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 3644-3646

  Jenke, Christian ^a   Lindstedt, Björn Arne ^b   Harmsen, Dag ^a   Karch, Helge ^a   Brandal, Lin Thorstensen ^b   Mellmann, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE FREQUENCY; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME ASSOCIATED ESHERICHIA COLI; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; NULL ALLELE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

ENTEROHEMORRHAGIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMANS; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; MOLECULAR TYPING; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 80053464445     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.05035-11     Document Type: Article

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