Distribution of virulence genes in clinical and environmental isolates of Aeromonas spp

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 269-278

  Chacon M R ^a   Figueras, M J ^a   Castro Escarpulli, G ^a,b   Soler, L ^a   Guarro, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Aerolysin; Aeromonas; DNase; GCAT; Lipases; PCR; Serine protease; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; AEROLYSIN; BACTERIAL DNA; CHOLESTEROL; DNA 16S; GLYCEROPHOSPHOLIPID; HEMOLYSIN; SERINE PROTEINASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ENZYME;

AEROMONAS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE ACTIVATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; STREPTOCOCCUS;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; AEROMONAS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CASEINS; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HEMOLYSIS; LIPASE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PORE FORMING CYTOTOXIC PROTEINS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; TRIGLYCERIDES; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

AEROMONAS; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0242437985     PISSN: 00036072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026042125243     Document Type: Article

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