Virulence factors of clinical isolates of Aeromonas caviae

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 321-326

  Mokracka, J ^a   Krzyminska, S ^a   Szczuka, E ^a  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; CHOLERA TOXIN; SIDEROPHORE;

AEROMONAS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHILD; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIARRHEA; DISEASE MODEL; FECES; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; JEJUNUM; LD 50; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; PATHOGENICITY; RABBIT; VIRULENCE;

AEROMONAS; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CHILD; CHOLERA TOXIN; CULTURE MEDIA; DIARRHEA; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FECES; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; JEJUNUM; LETHAL DOSE 50; MICE; RABBITS; SIDEROPHORES; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0035751598     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02815621     Document Type: Article

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