Diffusely adherent Escherichia coli strains isolated from children and adults constitute two different populations

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Mansan Almeida, Rosane ^a   Pereira, Alex Leite ^a   Giugliano, Loreny Gimenes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diarrhea; Diffusely adherent Escherichia coli; Microbiota

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; INTERLEUKIN 8; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN;

ADULT; BIOFILMS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITROBACTER FREUNDII; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84873033437     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-13-22     Document Type: Article

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