Direct detection of diarrheagenic Aeromonas from faeces by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) targeting aerolysin toxin gene

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 91-94

  Kannan, S ^a   Suresh Kanna, P ^a   Karkuzhali, K ^a   Chattopadhyay, U K ^a   Pal, D ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aer gene; Aerolysin and PCR assay; Aeromonads; Aeromonas; Diarrhea; Enterotoxigenicity

Indexed keywords

AEROLYSIN; AMPICILLIN; ENTEROTOXIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AEROMONAS PUNCTATA; AEROMONAS VERONII; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIARRHEA; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROMONAS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; FECES; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PORE FORMING CYTOTOXIC PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0035571694     PISSN: 0392291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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