Virulence factors and pathogenicity of Vibrio vulnificus strains isolated from seafood

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 747-751

  Garcia Moreno, M L ^a   Landgraf, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA; ENZYMES; MAMMALS; MORPHOLOGY; POLYSACCHARIDES;

BLOOD CELLS; BRAIN HEART INFUSIONS; COLLAGENASE; ELASTASE; HYDROLYTIC ENZYME; MICRO-ORGANISMS; TRANSLUCENTS; TWEEN 80; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

NUTRIENTS;

AGAR; CASEIN; COLLAGENASE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; ELASTASE; HYALURONIDASE; PHOSPHOLIPASE; PROTEINASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEMOLYSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; SEA FOOD; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; OVIS ARIES; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 7144257839     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1998.00404.x     Document Type: Article

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