Detection of type III secretion system genes in Aeromonas hydrophila and their relationship with virulence in Nile tilapia

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 144, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 371-376

  Carvalho Castro, G A ^a   Lopes, C O ^a   Leal, C A G ^a   Cardoso, P G ^a   Leite, R C ^a   Figueiredo, H C P ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aeromonas hydrophila; Aquaculture environment; Diseased fish; Type III secretion system

Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; GENE FREQUENCY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TYPE III SECRETION SYSTEM;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CICHLIDS; FISH DISEASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; VIRULENCE;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS;

EID: 77955564042     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2010.01.021     Document Type: Article

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