Erratum: Martinez-Castillo et al., "Shiga toxin 2-encoding bacteriophages in human fecal samples from healthy individuals" [Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 79, 16, (2013) (4862-4868)] doi 10.1128/AEM.01158-13;Shiga toxin 2-Encoding bacteriophages in human fecal samples from healthy Individuals

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 79, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 4862-4868

  Martinez Castillo, Alexandre ^a   Quirós, Pablo ^a   Navarro, Ferran ^b   Miró, Elisenda ^b   Muniesa, Maite ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOXIC MATERIALS;

BACTERIAL STRAINS; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS; HEALTHY PERSONS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; QUANTITATIVE PCR; SHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; SHIGELLA SONNEI;

BACTERIOPHAGES;

BACTERIOPHAGE; FECES; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LYSIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SYMPTOM; TOXIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SHIGELLA SONNEI;

EID: 84880974145     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01408-17     Document Type: Erratum

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