Prospects for applying virulence factor-activity relationships (VFAR) to emerging waterborne pathogens

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Cangelosi, Gerard A ^a,b  

^a SEATTLE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Host range; Legionella; Mycobacterium; Vibrio; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

VIRULENCE FACTOR;

BACTERIUM; BIOMARKER; DRINKING WATER; HEALTH RISK; HOST RANGE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PATHOGENICITY; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; HUMANS; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS; VIRUS DISEASES; VIRUSES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

LEGIONELLA; MYCOBACTERIUM; VIBRIO;

EID: 77949363110     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2009.045     Document Type: Review

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