Phylogenetic distribution of traits associated with plant colonization in Escherichia coli

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 487-501

  Méric, Guillaume ^a,c   Kemsley, E Katherine ^a   Falush, Daniel ^b   Saggers, Elizabeth J ^a   Lucchini, Sacha ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b Swansea University ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84873131837     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2012.02852.x     Document Type: Article

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