Bacteriocin-encoding genes and ExPEC virulence determinants are associated in human fecal Escherichia coli strains

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Micenková, Lenka ^a   Štaudová, Barbora ^a   Bosák, Juraj ^a   Mikalová, Lenka ^a   Littnerová, Simona ^a   Vrba, Martin ^b   Ševčíková, Alena ^b   Woznicová, Vladana ^c   Šmajs, David ^a  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRNO   (Czech Republic)

^c ST ANNE S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Bacteriocin; Colicin; Escherichia coli; Microcin; Virulence factor

Indexed keywords

AEROBACTIN; ALPHA HEMOLYSIN; BACTERIOCIN; COLICIN 1A; COLICIN E1; COLICIN S4; CYTOTOXIC NECROSIS FACTOR; MICROCIN B17; MICROCIN H47; MICROCIN M; MICROCIN V; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CZECH REPUBLIC; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES MICROFLORA; FEMALE; FIMBRIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; P FIMBRIA; S FIMBRIA;

EID: 84900446034     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-14-109     Document Type: Article

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