Isolation and characterization of cytotoxic, aggregative Citrobacter freundii.

Citrobacter freundii is an infrequent but established cause of diarrhea in humans. However, little is known of its genetic diversity and potential for virulence. We analyzed 26 isolates, including 12 from human diarrheal patients, 2 from human fecal samples of unknown diarrheal status, and 12 from a...

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Main Authors: Li Bai, Shengli Xia, Ruiting Lan, Liyun Liu, Changyun Ye, Yiting Wang, Dong Jin, Zhigang Cui, Huaiqi Jing, Yanwen Xiong, Xuemei Bai, Hui Sun, Jin Zhang, Lei Wang, Jianguo Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3310003?pdf=render