Rapid detection of virulence factors of Aeromonas isolated from a trout farm by hexaplex-PCR

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 297-304

  Nam, In Young ^a   Joh, Kiseong ^a  

^a Hankuk University of Foreign Studies   (South Korea)

Author keywords

16s rDNA RFLP; Aeromonas; Multiplex PCR; Virulence factor

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; AEROLYSIN; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILIA LIPASE ACYLTRANSFERASE; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILIA LIPASE-ACYLTRANSFERASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; PORE FORMING CYTOTOXIC PROTEIN; RNA 16S; SERINE PROTEINASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

AEROMONAS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CELL STRAIN CACO 2; FISH DISEASE; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TROUT; VIRULENCE;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; AEROMONAS; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CACO-2 CELLS; FISH DISEASES; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; LIPASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORE FORMING CYTOTOXIC PROTEINS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; TROUT; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AEROMONAS SOBRIA; AEROMONAS VERONII; HEXAPLEX; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 34548329741     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 12258873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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