Prevalence of enterotoxin genes in Aeromonas spp. Isolated from children with diarrhea, healthy controls, and the environment

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 3785-3790

  Albert, M J ^a   Ansaruzzaman, M ^a   Talukder, K A ^a   Chopra, A K ^a   Kuhn, I ^a   Rahman, M ^a   Faruque, A S G ^a   Islam, M S ^a   Sack, R B ^a   Mollby, R ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; ENTEROTOXIN;

AEROMONAS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS EUCRENOPHILA; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033774724     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.10.3785-3790.2000     Document Type: Article

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