Prevalence and virulence properties of non-O1 non-O139 Vibrio cholerae strains from seafood and clinical samples collected in Italy

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-53

  Ottaviani, Donatella ^a   Leoni, Francesca ^a   Rocchegiani, Elena ^a   Santarelli, Sabrina ^a   Masini, Laura ^a   Di Trani, Vittoria ^a   Canonico, Cristina ^a   Pianetti, Anna ^b   Tega, Luciano ^c   Carraturo, Antonio ^c  

^a ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELL UMBRIA E DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^c SANTA MARIA GORETTI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Hemolysin; Non O1 non O139 V. cholerae; PCR; Seafood; Suckling mouse test

Indexed keywords

CHOLERA TOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ADULT; ANCHOVY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHOLERA; CLAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTTLEFISH; CYTOTOXICITY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GENE EXPRESSION; HEMOLYSIS; HLYAET GENE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; SEA FOOD; SEROLOGY; STN GENE; STO GENE; TOXR GENE; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CHOLERA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DIARRHEA; DNA, BACTERIAL; FECES; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; ITALY; MICE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SEAFOOD; VERO CELLS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

BIVALVIA; ENGRAULIDAE; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 65449136640     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2009.03.014     Document Type: Article

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