Presence of T3SS2 and other virulence-related genes in tdh-negative Vibrio parahaemolyticus environmental strains isolated from marine samples in the area of the Venetian Lagoon, Italy

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 506-514

  Caburlotto, Greta ^a   Gennari, Micol ^a   Ghidini, Valentina ^a   Tafi, Mariacarla ^a   Lleo, Maria M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacterial pathogenicity; Surveillance of potentially pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus; T3SS2 genes in Vibrio parahaemolyticus marine strains; Vibrio parahaemolyticus environmental strains; Virulence genes in marine bacteria

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; HEMOLYSIN; RNA; UREASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

BACTERIAL DISEASE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRULENCE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; GENE; ITALY; LAGOON; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

DNA, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; ITALY; SEAWATER; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 70449120163     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2009.00764.x     Document Type: Article

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