Aeromonas-Acanthamoeba interaction and early shift to a viable but nonculturable state of Aeromonas by Acanthamoeba

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1449-1457

  Rahman, M ^a,b   Abd, H ^a,c   Romling, U ^a   Sandstrom, G ^a,c   Mollby R ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b SÖDERTÖRN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Aeromonas; Viable but nonculturable form

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; PROTOZOA; VEHICLE TRANSMISSIONS;

ACANTHAMOEBA; AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AEROMONAS SPP; BACTERIAL CELLS; CELL DENSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL RESERVOIRS; HYDROPHILA; VIABLE BUT NON-CULTURABLE; VIABLE BUT NONCULTURABLE FORM;

CELLS;

BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; PROTOZOAN; SURVIVAL;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AEROMONAS PUNCTATA; AEROMONAS VERONII; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERIUM CARRIER; CELL DENSITY; CELL INTERACTION; COCULTURE; NONHUMAN;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AEROMONAS VERONII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROTOZOA;

EID: 42149141287     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03687.x     Document Type: Article

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