Analysis of a Yersinia enterocolitica isolated from human diarreic feces in Argentina;Análisis de una cepa de Yersinia enterocolitica aislada de heces diarreicas humanas en Argentina

Revista Argentina de Microbiologia

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 164-169

  Paz, M ^a   Muzio, H ^a   Teves, S ^a   Santini, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Enterotoxin; Pathogenicity; Virulence factors; Yersinia enterocolitica

Indexed keywords

ENTEROTOXIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

AIL GENE; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; FECES; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIR F GENE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; YST GENE;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DIARRHEA; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENTEROTOXINS; FECES; HUMANS; MICE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERUM; VIRULENCE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; YERSINIA INFECTIONS;

EID: 14944365887     PISSN: 03257541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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