Occurrence, diversity and pathogenicity of mesophilic Aeromonas in estuarine waters of the Italian coast of the Adriatic Sea

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 501-511

  Fiorentini, C ^a   Barbieri, E ^b   Falzano, L ^a   Matarrese, P ^a   Baffone, W ^b   Pianetti, A ^b   Katouli, M ^c   Kuhn I ^c   Mollby R ^c   Bruscolini, F ^b   Casiere, A ^d   Donelli, G ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d Ist Zooprofilattico dell'Umbria D   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ADRIATIC SEA; AEROMONAS; BIOCHEMICAL PHENOTYPES; DEGREE OF POLLUTIONS; ESTUARINE WATERS; FINGERPRINTING METHODS; HYDROPHILA; MESOPHILIC; WASTE-WATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS;

ESTUARIES;

BACTERIAL TOXIN; SEA WATER;

BACTERIUM; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; PATHOGENICITY;

AEROMONAS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODIVERSITY; BIOTYPOLOGY; CHO CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ESTUARY; ITALY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; SEASHORE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; WATER POLLUTION;

ADRIATIC SEA; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

AEROMONAS CAVIAE; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AEROMONAS SOBRIA; AEROMONAS VERONII;

EID: 7344249598     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1998.853517.x     Document Type: Article

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