Retention of enteropathogenicity by viable but nonculturable Escherichia coli exposed to seawater and sunlight

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 4621-4626

  Pommepuy, M ^a   Butin, M ^b   Derrien, A ^a   Gourmelon, M ^a   Colwell, R R ^c   Cormier, M ^b  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTEROTOXIN; GANGLIOSIDE; SEA WATER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INTESTINE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; RABBIT; SUNLIGHT;

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0029908372     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.12.4621-4626.1996     Document Type: Article

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