Prevalence of virulence-associated genes and cytolethal distending toxin production in Campylobacter spp. isolated in Italy

Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 355-364

  Ripabelli, Giancarlo ^a   Tamburro, Manuela ^a   Minelli, Fabio ^b   Leone, Annalisa ^a   Sammarco, Michela Lucia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Campylobacter spp.; Cytolethal distending toxin; Epidemiology; Virulence and toxin genes

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CYTOLETHAL DISTENDING TOXIN; CYTOLETHAL DISTENDING TOXIN A; CYTOLETHAL DISTENDING TOXIN B; CYTOLETHAL DISTENDING TOXIN C; PROTEIN CADF; PROTEIN CEUE; PROTEIN FLAA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOMIC FRAGMENT; ITALY; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; VERO CELL;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HEP G2 CELLS; HUMANS; ITALY; VERO CELLS; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI;

EID: 77953543382     PISSN: 01479571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cimid.2008.12.001     Document Type: Article

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