The role of Aeromonas in diarrhea: A review

Infection

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 59-64

  Von Graevenitz, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; BACTERIAL DNA; CLINDAMYCIN; CYTOTOXIN; ENDOTOXIN; ENTEROCHELIN; ENTEROTOXIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEINASE; SIDEROPHORE; STREPTOMYCIN;

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AEROMONAS PUNCTATA; AEROMONAS VERONII; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BANGLADESH; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DIARRHEA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA PROBE; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LOOSE FECES; NONHUMAN;

AEROMONAS; DIARRHEA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FECES; HUMANS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 34047242628     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-007-6243-4     Document Type: Article

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