Virulence plasmids of Salmonella enterica - Incidence and properties;Virulenzplasmide bei Salmonella enterica - Vorkommen und eigenschaften

Berliner und Munchener Tierarztliche Wochenschrift

Volumn 118, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 8-23

  Barth, Stefanie ^a   Bauerfeind, Rolf ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fimbria; Replication; Salmonella; Serum resistance; spv; Virulence plasmid

Indexed keywords

VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL SALMONELLOSIS; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; GENETICS; INCIDENCE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PLASMID; REVIEW; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; INCIDENCE; PLASMIDS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

EID: 12244296429     PISSN: 00059366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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