Environment and virulence factors of Vibrio cholerae strains isolated in Argentina

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2448-2456

  Fraga, S González ^a   Pichel, M ^a   Costagliola, M ^b   Cecilia, M ^c   Jurquiza, V ^b   Peressutti, S ^b   Caffer, M I ^a   Aulet, O ^c   Hozbor, C ^b   Tracanna, B C ^c   De Gamundi, A V ^c   Hernandez D ^b   Ramirez F C ^b   Akselman, R ^b   Binsztein, N ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO PESQUERO INIDEP   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Argentina; Environment; Plankton; Vibrio cholerae; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS; MARINE BIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; WATER;

ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCES; ARGENTINA; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENT FACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL ISOLATES; FRESH WATER; PLANKTONIC COMMUNITY; PROPERTY; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

PLANKTON;

AMPICILLIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FRESH WATER; NITROFURANTOIN; TETRACYCLINE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; PLANKTON; VIRULENCE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIOPLANKTON; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; WATER SAMPLING;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 36549038191     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03468.x     Document Type: Article

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