Measurement of virulence of aeromonads using a suckling mouse model of infection

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 233-241

  Wong, C Y F ^a   Mayrhofer, G ^b   Heuzenroeder, M W ^c   Atkinson, H M ^a   Quinn, D M ^a   Flower, R L P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aeromonas; suckling mice; virulence

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

AEROMONAS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; LETHAL DOSE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030273227     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0928-8244(96)00063-6     Document Type: Article

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