Virulence and fitness determinants of uropathogenic Escherichia coli

Microbiology Spectrum

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2015, Pages

  Subashchandrabose, Sargurunathan ^a   Mobley, Harry L T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; HUMANS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; UROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; VIRULENCE;

EID: 85011301149     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21650497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/microbiolspec.UTI-0015-2012     Document Type: Article

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