African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5233

Full Length Research Paper

Bovine Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 of Bangladesh: Is it capable of causing diseases similar to clinical strains?

Fazle Rabbi
  • Fazle Rabbi
  • Department of Microbiology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh. Microbiology Program, Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, BRAC University, 66 Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
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Mahmuda Yasmin
  • Mahmuda Yasmin
  • Department of Microbiology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
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Jamalun Nessa
  • Jamalun Nessa
  • Department of Microbiology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
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Ashikun Nabi
  • Ashikun Nabi
  • Department of Microbiology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
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Fatema Moni Chowdhury
  • Fatema Moni Chowdhury
  • Department of Microbiology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
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Yoshimitsu Otomo
  • Yoshimitsu Otomo
  • Division of Medical Life Sciences, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hirosaki University, Honcho 66-1, Hirosaki, Aomori 036, Japan
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Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan
  • Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan
  • Department of Microbiology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
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  •  Received: 12 May 2013
  •  Accepted: 18 November 2013
  •  Published: 08 January 2014

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