Biological characterization of Aeromonas spp. isolated from the environment

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 627-636

  Rahim, Z ^a   Khan, S I ^b   Chopra, A K ^c  

^a ICDDR B Centre for Health and Population Research   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^c University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CYTOTOXIC FACTOR; ENTEROTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AEROMONAS PUNCTATA; AEROMONAS SOBRIA; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DIARRHEA; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYBRIDIZATION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MOLECULAR PROBE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; RABBIT; SHEEP; SUCKLING; VERO CELL; ANIMAL; CERCOPITHECUS; CLASSIFICATION; ILEUM; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; VIRULENCE;

AEROMONAS; ANIMALS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; ENTEROTOXINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; ILEUM; MICE; RABBITS; SHEEP; VERO CELLS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 4143076060     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268804002298     Document Type: Article

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