Low prevalence of STEC autotransporter contributing to biofilm formation (Sab) in verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates of humans and raw meats

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1463-1465

  Buvens, G ^a   Pierard D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; BACTERIAL AUTOTRANSPORTER PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; CYTOTOXIN; ENTEROHEMOLYSIN; INTIMIN; SUBTILASE CYTOTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEROTOXIN 1; VEROTOXIN 2; VIRULENCE FACTOR; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; SAB PROTEIN, E COLI;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BEEF; BELGIUM; BIOFILM; BOVIDS; EAE GENE; EHXA GENE; MEAT; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAA GENE; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; SUBA GENE; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; VTX1 GENE; VTX2 GENE; WILDLIFE; FECES; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BELGIUM; BIOFILMS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FECES; HUMANS; MEAT; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; PLASMIDS; PREVALENCE; SHIGA-TOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84865578890     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-011-1464-y     Document Type: Article

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