Updated perspectives on emerging vibrios associated with human infections

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 117-126

  Tantillo, G M ^a   Fontanarosa, M ^a   Di Pinto, A ^a   Musti, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

'CURRENT; CLINICAL SAMPLES; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE; FOOD SAMPLES; HUMAN INFECTION; LABORATORY METHODS; PATHOGENICS; PREVENTION PROCEDURES; RISK FACTORS; SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHES;

PATHOGEN;

BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GASTROENTERITIS; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOBACTERIUM DAMSELAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; RIBOTYPING; RISK FACTOR; SEPTICEMIA; VIBRIO; VIBRIO ALGINOLYTICUS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIBRIO CINCINNATIENSIS; VIBRIO FLUVIALIS; VIBRIO FURNISSII; VIBRIO HOLLISAE; VIBRIO METSCHNIKOVII; VIBRIO MIMICUS; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS; WOUND INFECTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GRIMONTIA HOLLISAE; NEGIBACTERIA; PHOTOBACTERIUM DAMSELAE SUBSP. DAMSELAE; VIBRIO; VIBRIO ALGINOLYTICUS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIBRIO CINCINNATIENSIS; VIBRIO FLUVIALIS; VIBRIO FURNISSII; VIBRIO METSCHNIKOVII; VIBRIO MIMICUS; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 3843050396     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2004.01568.x     Document Type: Review

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