Population structures of two genotypes of Vibrio vulnificus in oysters (Crassostrea virginica) and seawater

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 80-85

  Warner, Elizabeth ^a   Oliver, James D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; ESTUARIES; SEAWATER; THERMAL EFFECTS;

POPULATION STRUCTURES; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

GENES;

BACTERIUM; BIVALVE; GENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEAWATER; WATER COLUMN; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BINDING SITE; CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; ESTUARY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OYSTER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RISK FACTOR; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; VCG GENE; VCGC GENE; VCGE GENE; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; OSTREIDAE; SEASONS; SEAWATER; VIBRIO INFECTIONS; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; OSTREIDAE; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 37849010882     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01434-07     Document Type: Article

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