Open AccessIdentification and Characterization ofEscherichia coliRS218–Derived Islands in the Pathogenesis ofE. coliMeningitis
Author(s) -
Yi Xie,
Vitaliy Kolisnychenko,
Maneesh PaulSatyaseela,
Simon J. Elliott,
Geetha Parthasarathy,
Yufeng Yao,
Guy Plunkett,
Frederick R. Blattner,
Kwang Sik Kim
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1086/505429
Subject(s) - escherichia coli , mutant , neonatal meningitis , meningitis , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , bacteremia , enterobacteriaceae , gene , genetics , medicine , antibiotics , psychiatry
Escherichia coli K1 is the most common gram-negative bacterium causing neonatal meningitis, but the mechanisms by which E. coli K1 causes meningitis are not clear.
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