Correlation of the suicide phenomenon in aeromonas species with virulence and enteropathogenicity

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 421-425

  Ballal, Mamatha ^a   Rajeswari, ^a   Bindu, A M ^a   Shivananda, P G ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Aerogenicity; Aeromonas; Aesculin hydrolysis; Hemolytic activity; Mouse virulence; Suicide phenomenon; VP test

Indexed keywords

BROMCRESOL PURPLE; ESCULIN;

AEROMONAS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CLASSIFICATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; FECES; GASTROENTERITIS; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYDROLYSIS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; VIRULENCE;

AEROMONAS; ANIMALS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BROMCRESOL PURPLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; ESCULIN; FECES; GASTROENTERITIS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HYDROLYSIS; MICE; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0035496488     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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