A low molecular weight enterotoxic hemolysin from clinical Enterobacter cloacae

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 479-482

  Simi, S ^a   Carbonell, G V ^a   Falcon R M ^a   Gatti, M S V ^a   Joazeiro, P P ^a   Darini, A L ^b   Yano, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Enterobacter cloacae; Enterotoxin; Hemolysin

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; BLOOD; ETHANOL; METHANOL; STRAIN; TOXIC MATERIALS; TURBIDITY; ULTRAFILTRATION;

HEMOLYSIS;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ACETONE; ACID; AGAR; ALCOHOL; BACTERIAL TOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; METHANOL; ORGANIC SOLVENT; TRYPSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; HEATING; HEMOLYSIS; HORSE; INTESTINE LOOP; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RAT; SHEEP; SUPERNATANT; ULTRAFILTRATION;

AGAR; ANIMALS; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HEMOLYSIS; HORSES; HUMANS; INTESTINES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; RATS; SHEEP; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; NEGIBACTERIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0242637158     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w03-060     Document Type: Article

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