Escherichia coli isolated from seafood: Toxicity and plasmid profiles

International Microbiology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 11-14

  Teophilo, Grace Nazareth Diogo ^b   Vieira, Regine Helena Silva Dos Fernandes ^b   Rodrigues, Dália Dos Prazeres ^a   Menezes, Francisca Gleire R ^b  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Enterotoxigenicity; Escherichia coli; Red snapper fish (Lutjanus purpureus); Seabob shrimp (Xiphopenaeus kroyeri)

Indexed keywords

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ESCHERICHIA COLI; XIPHOPENAEUS KROYERI;

BACTERIAL TOXIN; ENTEROTOXIN; ENTEROTOXIN LT; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; HEAT STABLE TOXIN (E COLI);

ANIMAL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PLASMID; SEA FOOD; SHELLFISH;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROTOXINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FISH PRODUCTS; PLASMIDS; SEAFOOD; SHELLFISH;

EID: 0036490308     PISSN: 11396709     EISSN: 16181905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10123-002-0052-5     Document Type: Article

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