Molecular characterization of Escherichia coli strains that cause symptomatic and asymptomatic urinary tract infections

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1027-1030

  Abraham, Sam ^a,b   Chapman, Toni A ^a   Zhang, Ren ^b   Chin, James ^a   Mabbett, Amanda N ^c   Totsika, Makrina ^c   Schembri, Mark A ^c  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCIN; DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MICROCIN H47 GENE; MICROCIN M GENE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; REPLICON; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; BACTERIOCINS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR TYPING; PLASMIDS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84857410038     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.06671-11     Document Type: Article

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