Mechanisms of pathogenesis and antibiotics resistance in Escherichia coli

Annals of the Romanian Society for Cell Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 7-19

  Manu, Doina ^a   Lupan, Iulia ^b   Popescu, O ^b,c  

^a TITU MAIORESCU UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^b BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^c INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Escherichia coli; Molecular mechanisms; Pathogenicity; Virulence

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84856041937     PISSN: 15836258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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