Isolation of Laribacter hongkongensis, a novel bacterium associated with gastroenteritis, from Chinese tiger frog

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 78-82

  Lau, Susanna K P ^a,b   Lee, Leo C K ^c   Fan, Rachel Y Y ^b   Teng, Jade L L ^b   Tse, Cindy W S ^c   Woo, Patrick C Y ^a,b   Yuen, Kwok Yung ^a,b  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese tiger frog; Gastroenteritis; Laribacter hongkongensis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; FRESHWATER FISH; FROG; GASTROENTERITIS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; LARGE INTESTINE; LARIBACTER HONKONGENSIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SMALL INTESTINE;

ANIMALS; ANURA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FRESH WATER; GASTROENTERITIS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NEISSERIACEAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRANGON SEPTEMSPINOSA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GASTROPODA; HOPLOBATRACHUS RUGULOSUS; HOPLOBATRACHUS TIGERINUS; LARIBACTER HONGKONGENSIS; TRIONYCHIDAE;

EID: 57649195248     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2008.10.021     Document Type: Article

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