Production of an enterotoxin by a gastro-enteritis-associated Aeromonas strain

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 121-126

  Trower, C J ^a   Abo, S ^a   Majeed, K N ^a   Von Itzstein, M ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTEROTOXIN;

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AEROMONAS PUNCTATA; AEROMONAS VERONII; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; GASTROENTERITIS; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033962759     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-49-2-121     Document Type: Article

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