Characterization of a type IV bundle-forming pilus (SFP) from a gastroenteritis-associated strain of Aeromonas veronii biovar sobria

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-34

  Kirov, S M ^a   Sanderson, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aeromonas; Bundle forming; Pili; Type IV

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN;

AEROMONAS SOBRIA; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM PILUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GASTROENTERITIS; HEMAGGLUTINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS SOBRIA; AEROMONAS VERONII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0030199978     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpat.1996.0039     Document Type: Article

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