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Virulence Factors of Eescherichia coli Isolated from Urine of Diabetic Women with Asymptomatic Bacteriuria

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Genes and Proteins Underlying Microbial Urinary Tract Virulence

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  1. Dept. Med., Div. InfectDis. & AIDS, Univ. Hospital Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Suzanne E. Geerlings & Andy M. Hoepelman

  2. Eijkman-Winkler Lab. Med. Microbiol., Univ. Hospital Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Ellen C. Brouwer & Andy M. Hoepelman

  3. Dept. Bact., Vet. Faculty, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

    Wim Gaastra

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Geerlings, S.E., Brouwer, E.C., Gaastra, W., Hoepelman, A.M. (2002). Virulence Factors of Eescherichia coli Isolated from Urine of Diabetic Women with Asymptomatic Bacteriuria. In: Emoődy, L., Pál, T., Hacker, J., Blum-Oehler, G. (eds) Genes and Proteins Underlying Microbial Urinary Tract Virulence. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 485. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46840-9_33

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