Phylogenetic group distribution and prevalence of virulence genes in Escherichia coli isolates from food samples in South Korea

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1813-1816

  Koo, Hyon Ji ^a   Kwak, Hyo Sun ^b   Yoon, Sang Hyeon ^b   Woo, Gun Jo ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Food and Drug Administration   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Foodborne pathogen; Phylogenetic; Virulence genes

Indexed keywords

E. COLI; ENTEROAGGREGATIVE; ENTEROTOXIGENIC; FOOD SAMPLES; FOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; GENETIC RELATIONSHIPS; MOLECULAR TYPING; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; PATHOGENIC E. COLI; PATHOGENIC STRAINS; PHYLOGENETIC; PHYLOGENETIC GROUPS; SHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING E. COLI; SOUTH KOREA; VIRULENCE GENE; VIRULENCE GENES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES; MEATS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

FOOD MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIAL DNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTROL; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KOREA; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTH KOREA;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GENOTYPE; KOREA; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84859264834     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-011-0954-5     Document Type: Article

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