Mesophilic Aeromonas strains from different serogroups: The influence of growth temperature and osmolarity on lipopolysaccharide and virulence

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 149, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 407-416

  Merino, S ^a   Aguilar, A ^a   Rubires, X ^a   Tomas J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

LPS, Virulence, Aeromonas; O serogroups from mesophilic strains, Osmolarity, Growth factors, Enterobacteriaceae

Indexed keywords

LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

AEROMONAS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; NONHUMAN; OSMOLARITY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE;

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032103647     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(98)80323-9     Document Type: Article

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