Virulence factors in Aeromonas spp and their association with gastrointestinal disease

New Microbiologica

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 23-30

  Schiavano, G F ^a   Bruscolini, F ^a   Albano, A ^a   Brandi, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aeromonas spp; Gastroenteritis; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; CYTOTOXIN;

AEROMONAS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL STRAIN CACO 2; CHO CELL; DIARRHEA; FECES; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GASTROENTERITIS; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HAMSTER; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; VIRULENCE;

AEROMONAS; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CACO-2 CELLS; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; CYTOTOXINS; DIARRHEA; FECES; GASTROENTERITIS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0031606801     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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