Incidence of Klebsiella Species in Surface Waters and Their Expression of Virulence Factors

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 3325-3327

  Podschun, R ^a   Pietsch, S ^a   Holler C ^a   Ullmann, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KLEBSIELLA; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; SERUM BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOOD BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KLEBSIELLA; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; VIRULENCE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0035404283     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.7.3325-3327.2001     Document Type: Article

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