The ecology of Escherichia coli

Escherichia coli: Pathotypes and Principles of Pathogenesis: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 3-20

  Gordon, David M ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Commensal; Host specificity; Phylo group; Phylogeny; Survival; Tissue specificity; Within host diversity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899882448     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-397048-0.00001-2     Document Type: Chapter

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