Distribution of six virulence factors in Aeromonas species isolated from US drinking water utilities: A PCR identification

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1077-1086

  Sen, Keya ^a   Rodgers, M ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeromonas; Drinking water; Polymerase chain reaction; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CHAINS; GENES; HEALTH RISKS; POTABLE WATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AEROMONAS; ELASTASE; ENTEROTOXINS; GENETIC CHARACTERIZATION; PRIMER SETS; RAPID METHOD; TARGET GENES; VIRULENCE FACTORS; VIRULENCE GENE; WATER UTILITY;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

DRINKING WATER; ELASTASE; ENTEROTOXIN; FLAGELLA A PROTEIN; FLAGELLA B PROTEIN; FLAGELLIN; PRIMER DNA; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

DRINKING WATER;

ACT GENE; AEROMONAS; AHYB GENE; ALT GENE; ARTICLE; AST GENE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; FLAA GENE; FLAB GENE; HEALTH HAZARD; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLA LIP LIPH3 ALP 1 GENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UNITED STATES; VIRULENCE FACTOR GENE; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

AEROMONAS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 6344241312     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2004.02398.x     Document Type: Article

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