Characterization of Bacillus thuringiensis isolated from infections in burn wounds

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 47-53

  Damgaard, Per H ^a   Granum, Per E ^b   Bresciani, José ^a   Torregrossa, Maria V ^c   Eilenberg, Jørgen ^a   Valentino, Laura ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Bacillus thuringiensis; Burn wound

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BURN; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

AEDES; ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BURNS; BUTTERFLIES; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; ENDOTOXINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; VERO CELLS; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0030791570     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(97)00021-7     Document Type: Article

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