Some virulence properties and characterization of motile Aeromonas species from milk and white cheese

International Journal of Dairy Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 106-110

  Yucel, Nihal ^a   Erdem, Belgin ^a   Kaya, Dilek ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Characterization; Motile Aeromonas spp.; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

AGAR; AMPICILLIN DERIVATIVE; CONGO RED; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; HEMOLYSIN; LYSINE DECARBOXYLASE; PROTEINASE;

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AEROMONAS PUNCTATA; AEROMONAS SOBRIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHEESE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MILK; MILK PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS;

ADA; AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AEROMONAS SOBRIA; ANKARA;

EID: 18044394038     PISSN: 1364727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0307.2005.00191.x     Document Type: Article

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