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Molecular analysis of type 3 fimbrial genes from Escherichia coli, Klebsiella and Citrobacter species

BACKGROUND: Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is the most common nosocomial infection in the United States and is caused by a range of uropathogens. Biofilm formation by uropathogens that cause CAUTI is often mediated by cell surface structures such as fimbriae. In this study, we c...

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Autores principales: Ong, Cheryl-lynn Y, Beatson, Scott A, Totsika, Makrina, Forestier, Christiane, McEwan, Alastair G, Schembri, Mark A
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2900259/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20576143
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-10-183