The prediction of virulence based on presence of virulence genes in E. coli may not always be accurate

Gut Pathogens

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Wassenaar, Trudy M ^a   Gunzer, Florian ^b  

^a Molecular Microbiology and Genomics Consultants   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

E. coli; Pathogenicity; Virulence; Whole Genome Sequencing

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027917052     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17574749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13099-015-0062-4     Document Type: Article

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