Two genes from the capsule of Aeromonas hydrophila (serogroup O:34) confer serum resistance to Escherichia coli K12 strains

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 150, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 395-402

  Aguilar, Alicia ^a   Merino, Susana ^a   Mercé Nogueras, María ^a   Regué, Miguel ^a   Tomás, Juan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aeromonas hydrophila serogroup O:34; Capsule; Colanic acid; Escherichia coli; WcaJ

Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CLUSTER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032744029     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(99)80074-6     Document Type: Article

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