Enzymatic characterization of Vibrio alginolyticus strains isolated from bivalves harvested at Venice Lagoon (Italy) and Guanabara Bay (Brazil)

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 199-202

  Lafisca, Andrea ^a   Pereira, Christiane Soares ^b   Giaccone, Valério ^a   Rodrigues, Dalia Dos Prazeres ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Enzymatic activities; Pathogenicity; Vibrio alginolyticus; Vibrio spp.

Indexed keywords

COLLAGENASE; ELASTASE; N ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE 4 SULFATASE;

AEROMONAS; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIVALVE; BRAZIL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ITALY; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; PLESIOMONAS SHIGELLOIDES; VIBRIO ALGINOLYTICUS; VIBRIO HARVEYI; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 52649137916     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: 16789946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46652008000400002     Document Type: Article

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