Effect of salinity, temperature, and glucose on the production of Vibrio vulnificus hemolysin

Journal of Bacteriology and Virology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 355-365

  Kim, Hyun Soo ^b   Shin, Sung Heui ^c   Park, Hae Ryoung ^a   Lee, Shee Eun ^a   Kim, Choon Mee ^a   Kim, Soo Young ^a   Kim, Young Ran ^a   Lee, Hyun Chul ^a   Chung, Sun Sik ^a   Rhee, Joon Haeng ^a  

^a Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^b Department of Internal Medicine ^*  (South Korea)

^c Chosun University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Glucose; Hemolysin; Salinity; Temperature; Vibrio vulnificus; Virulence

Indexed keywords

EXOTOXIN; GLUCOSE; HEMOLYSIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACIDITY; ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DOWN REGULATION; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; SALINITY; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; UPREGULATION; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 0037700537     PISSN: 15982467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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