First isolation in Argentina of a highly virulent shiga toxin-producing escherichia coli O145:NM from a domestic cat

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 358-363

  Rumi, María Valeria ^a   Irino, Kinue ^b   Deza, Natalia ^c   Huguet, Miguel J ^a   Bentancor, Adriana B ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cat; HUS; Pet; STEC

Indexed keywords

SHIGA TOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; CAT; DNA SEQUENCE; DOG; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PET ANIMAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING TEST; SEROTYPE; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84859970228     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.2225     Document Type: Article

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