Clinical Microbiology Newsletter
Volume 32, Issue 11 , Pages 81-85 , 1 June 2010

Hypermucoviscous Phenotype Expressed by an Isolate of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli: an Overlooked and Underappreciated Virulence Factor

  • Edward J. Bottone, Ph.D.

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    • Corresponding Author InformationMailing Address: Edward J. Bottone, Ph.D., Division of Infectious Diseases, Box 1090, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029. Tel.: 212-241-6741. Fax: 212-534-3240

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doi: 10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2010.05.001

Clinical Microbiology Newsletter
Volume 32, Issue 11 , Pages 81-85 , 1 June 2010

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