Distribution of virulence-associated genes in Vibrio mimicus isolates from clinical and environmental origins

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 547-551

  Shinoda, Sumio ^a   Nakagawa, Tomoko ^a   Shi, Lei ^a   Bi, Kewei ^a   Kanoh, Yasuko ^a   Tomochika, Ken Ichi ^a   Miyoshi, Shin Ichi ^a   Shimada, Toshio ^b  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Enterotoxic factor; Vibrio mimicus; Virulence associated genes

Indexed keywords

CHOLERA TOXIN; HEMOLYSIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; GENE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIBRIO MIMICUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; VIBRIO; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIBRIO MIMICUS;

EID: 3242755208     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2004.tb03551.x     Document Type: Article

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