Cytotoxic activity of Serratia marcescens clinical isolates

Polish Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 201-205

  Krzymińska, Sylwia ^a   Raczkowska, Marta ^a   Kaznowski, Adam ^a  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Serratia marcescens

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CELL DESTRUCTION; CELL ELONGATION; CHO CELL; CYTOTOXICITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HEP 2 CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTE; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SUPERNATANT; VERO CELL;

SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

EID: 77957951395     PISSN: 17331331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33073/pjm-2010-031     Document Type: Article

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