Occurrence of Vibrio vulnificus biotypes in Danish marine environments

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 7-13

  Hoi L ^a   Larsen, J L ^a   Dalsgaard, I ^a   Dalsgaard, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; SEA WATER;

BACTERIA; EEL; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENT; SHELLFISH; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DENMARK; DNA PROBE; FISH; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; SHELLFISH; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS; WATER SAMPLING;

DENMARK;

ANGUILLIFORMES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 0031963904     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.1.7-13.1998     Document Type: Article

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