Growth and stress responses of the earthworm Eisenia fetida to Escherichia coli O157:H7 in an artificial soil

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 266-272

  Liu, Xuelian ^a   Sun, Zhenjun ^a   Chong, Wang ^a   Sun, Zhentao ^a   He, Changkun ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CCF; Eisenia fetida; Escherichia coli O157:H7; Growth rate; Lumbricin I; MDA; SOD

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; MALONALDEHYDE; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL SOIL; EARTHWORM; EISENIA FOETIDA; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH RATE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STRESS;

ANIMALS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; LECTINS; OLIGOCHAETA; PEPTIDES; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; EISENIA FETIDA; EQUIDAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 65049088238     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: 10961208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2009.02.001     Document Type: Article

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