Biochemical characteristics and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Vibrio vulnificus isolated from the environment of Korea in 2001

Journal of Bacteriology and Virology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 285-291

  Hwang, Kyu Jam ^a   Ju, Young In ^a   Lee, Young Hee ^a   Lee, Kwang Jun ^a   Bae, Song Mee ^a   Kim, Ki Sang ^a  

^a Korea National Institute of Health   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial susceptibility; API 20E; Cytolysin hemolysin gene; PCR; V. vulniflicus

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFALOTIN; CEFOXITIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYTOLYSIN; HEMOLYSIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; SEA WATER; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COASTAL WATERS; KOREA; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEDIMENT; SEPTICEMIA; SEWAGE; SHELLFISH; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS; WOUND INFECTION;

VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 24044502866     PISSN: 15982467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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