Pathogenic potential of vibriophages against an experimental infection with Vibrio cholerae O1 in the RITARD model

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 569-573

  Bhowmick, Tushar Suvra ^a   Koley, Hemanta ^a   Das, Mayukh ^a   Saha, Dhira Rani ^a   Sarkar, B L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHOLERA AND ENTERIC DISEASES   (India)

Author keywords

Cholera; Cocktail vibriophages; Pathogenic; Phage prophylaxis; Phage therapy; RITARD

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE; SULFAQUINOXALINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CELL INFILTRATION; CHOLERA; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HISTOLOGY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; INTESTINE; LAMINA PROPRIA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIBRIOPHAGE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOPHAGES; CHOLERA; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; RABBITS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE O1;

EID: 64549088928     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2008.10.034     Document Type: Article

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