Possible virulence factors of Aeromonas spp. from food and water

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 131-137

  Granum, Per Einar ^a   O'Sullivan, Kristin ^a   Tomás, Juan M ^b   Ørmen, Øyvind ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aeromonas spp.; Enterotoxin; Virulence

Indexed keywords

CYTOTOXIN; ENTEROTOXIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR; WATER;

AEROMONAS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; FOOD; FOOD POISONING; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC STRESS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE CULTURE;

AEROMONAS CAVIAE; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AEROMONAS SCHUBERTII; AEROMONAS TROTA; AEROMONAS VERONII;

EID: 0031846921     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(98)00041-8     Document Type: Article

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