Aeromonas species isolated from pintado fish (Pseudoplatystoma SP): Virulence factors and drug susceptibility

Revista de Microbiologia

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 222-227

  Rall, Vera Lúcia Mores ^a   Iaria, Sebastião Timo ^a   Heidtmann, Sandra ^a   Pimenta, Fabiana Cristina ^a   Gamba, Rosa Carvalho ^a   Pedroso, Dẽbora Midori Myaki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aeromonas sp; Drug susceptibility; Fish; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS CAVIAE; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AEROMONAS PUNCTATA; AEROMONAS SOBRIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOPLATYSTOMA;

EID: 0032434084     PISSN: 00013714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0001-37141998000300015     Document Type: Article

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