The importance of aeromonads as a human pathogen;Die bedeutung der beweglichen aeromonaden als krankheitserreger für den menschen

Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 569-576

  Pund, R P ^a   Theegarten, D ^b  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Food; Motile aeromonads; Sepsis; Water; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD POISONING; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; REVIEW; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; WOUND INFECTION;

AEROMONAS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD POISONING; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 44049088243     PISSN: 14369990     EISSN: 14371588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00103-008-0531-8     Document Type: Review

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