Isolation, biochemical and serological characterisation of Plesiomonas shigelloides from freshwater in Northern Europe

Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 45-51

  Krovacek, Karel ^a   Eriksson, Laila M ^a   González Rey, Carlos ^a   Rosinsky, Jozef ^b   Ciznar, Ivan ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b National Institute of Public Health   (Slovakia)

^c INST OF PREV AND CLINICAL MEDICINE   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Fresh water; Northern Europe; Plesiomonas shigelloides

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOLOGY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COLD CLIMATE; GEOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PLESIOMONAS SHIGELLOIDES; SEROTYPE; SWEDEN; WATER ANALYSIS;

FRESH WATER; PLESIOMONAS; SWEDEN; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0033956951     PISSN: 01479571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-9571(99)00058-2     Document Type: Article

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