Virulence profiles and other biological characters in water isolated Aeromonas hydrophila

New Microbiologica

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 347-356

  Bondi, M ^a   Messi, P ^a   Guerrieri, E ^a   Bitonte, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b Water Supply Company of Puglia   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIOCIN; CARBOXYLYASE; CYTOTOXIN; LYSINE DECARBOXYLASE;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; GENETICS; HEMOLYSIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PLASMID; SWIMMING POOL;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIOCINS; CARBOXY-LYASES; CYTOTOXINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; HEMOLYSIS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLASMIDS; SWIMMING POOLS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0034303237     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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