A major secreted elastase is essential for pathogenicity of Aeromonas hydrophila

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 3233-3241

  Cascón, Alberto ^a   Yugueros, Javier ^a   Temprano, Alejandro ^a   Sánchez, María ^a   Hernanz, Carmen ^a   Luengo, José María ^a   Naharro, Germán ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ARTICLE; ENZYME RELEASE; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; FISH DISEASES; GENE LIBRARY; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; LETHAL DOSE 50; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PANCREATIC ELASTASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0034118177     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.6.3233-3241.2000     Document Type: Article

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