Molecular characterization of commensal Escherichia coli adapted to different compartments of the porcine gastrointestinal tract

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 6799-6803

  Abraham, Sam ^a,b   Gordon, David M ^c   Chin, James ^a,e   Brouwers, Huub J M ^a   Njuguna, Peter ^a   Groves, Mitchell D ^a,d   Zhang, Ren ^b   Chapman, Toni A ^a  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCINS; COLICINS; E. COLI; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; INTESTINAL TRACT; MICROCIN; MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNAS;

DNA; GENES; MAMMALS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIOCIN;

ADAPTATION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; GENE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NICHE; PLASMID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR TYPING; PLASMID; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOCINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENETIC VARIATION; MOLECULAR TYPING; PLASMIDS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; SWINE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; MAMMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 84868305887     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01688-12     Document Type: Article

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