Flavobacterium columnare colony types: Connection to adhesion and virulence?

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-27

  Kunttu, Heidi M T ^a   Suomalainen, Lotta Riina ^a   Jokinen, E Ilmari ^a   Valtonen, E Tellervo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Colony morphology; Flavobacterium columnare; Phase variation; Virulence

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; POLYSTYRENE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLAVOBACTERIUM; FLAVOBACTERIUM COLUMARE; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAINBOW TROUT;

AGAR; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FISH DISEASES; FLAVOBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FLAVOBACTERIUM; GILLS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POLYSTYRENES; VIRULENCE;

FLAVOBACTERIUM COLUMNARE; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS;

EID: 57949091951     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: 10961208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2008.10.001     Document Type: Article

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