Virulence properties of clinically significant Aeromonas species: Evidence for pathogenicity

Reviews and Research in Medical Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 61-72

  Thornley, J P ^a   Shaw, J G ^a   Gryllos, I A ^a   Eley, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aeromonas; Enteric disease; Pathogenicity

Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENTERITIS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030901004     PISSN: 0954139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00013542-199704000-00002     Document Type: Article

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