Characterization and virulence of hemolysin III from Vibrio vulnificus

Current Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 175-179

  Chen, Yu Chung ^a   Chang, Ming Chung ^b   Chuang, Yin Ching ^c   Jeang, Chii Ling ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; HEMOLYSIN; HEMOLYSIN III; POLYPEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIOPLANKTON; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE INSERTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; UNCULTURED MARINE BACTERIUM; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 4344667061     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-004-4288-5     Document Type: Article

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