Fusobacterium necrophorum infections in animals: Pathogenesis and pathogenic mechanisms

Anaerobe

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 239-246

  Nagaraja, T G ^a   Narayanan, S K ^a   Stewart, G C ^a   Chengappa, M M ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calf diphtheria; Foot rot; Fusobacterium necrophorum; Leukotoxin; Liver abscesses; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; ENDOTOXIN; HEMAGGLUTININ; HEMOLYSIN; LEUKOTOXIN; PROTEINASE;

ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; FOOT ROT; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HUMAN; LIVER ABSCESS; NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; FUSOBACTERIUM; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM SUBSP. NECROPHORUM; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 19444374889     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2005.01.007     Document Type: Article

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