Aeromonas associated diarrhoeal disease in south Brazil: Prevalence, virulence factors and antimicrobial resistance

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 638-643

  Guerra, Ivani M F ^a   Fadanelli, Raquel ^a   Figueiró, Manuela ^a   Schreiner, Fernando ^a   Delamare, Ana Paula L ^a   Wollheim, Claudia ^a   Costa, Sérgio Olavo P ^a,b   Echeverrigaray, Sergio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAXIAS DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF SANTOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aeromonas; Antimicrobial resistance; Diarrhea disease; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AEROMONAS VERONII;

EID: 39449122744     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822007000400011     Document Type: Article

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