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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2005; 11(37): 5816-5820
Published online Oct 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i37.5816
Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli isolated from Chinese diarrhea patients with high-pathogenicity island ofYersinia is involved in synthesis of siderophore yersiniabactin
Jing Hu, Biao Kan, Zhi-Hua Liu, Shou-Yi Yu
Jing Hu, Shou-Yi Yu, Department of Epidemiology, Southern Medical College, Guangzhou 510515, Guangdong Province, China
Biao Kan, Department of Genetics, Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
Zhi-Hua Liu, Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical College, Guangzhou 510515, Guangdong Province, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by the National Basic Research Program of Ministry of Science and Technology of China, No. G1999054101
Correspondence to: Professor Shou-Yi Yu, Department of Epidemiology, Southern Medical College, Guangzhou 510515, Guangdong Province, China. yushouyi@fimmu.com
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Received: January 15, 2005
Revised: February 23, 2005
Accepted: February 28, 2005
Published online: October 7, 2005
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