Pathogenicity, antibiotic susceptibility and genetic similarity of environmental and clinical isolates of Vibrio cholerae

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 817-823

  Prabhu, D Immanual Gilwax ^a   Pandian, R Selvaraj ^a   Vasan, P Thirumalai ^a  

^a THE AMERICAN COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Antibiotic susceptibility; Genetic similarity; Pathogenicity; RAPD; Vibrio cholerae

Indexed keywords

VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

BACTERIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CHOLERA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHOLERA; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; VARIATION (GENETICS); VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIRULENCE;

EID: 35748954052     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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