Association of Aeromonas caviae polar and lateral flagella with biofilm formation

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-55

  Santos, P G ^a   Santos, P A ^a   Bello, A R ^a   Freitas Almeida, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aeromonas caviae; Biofilm; Lateral flagellin; Motility; Polar flagellin

Indexed keywords

FISH; GENES;

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS CAVIAE; BIOFILM FORMATION; BIOFILM PRODUCTION; HYBRIDIZATION ASSAY; LATERAL FLAGELLIN; MICROTITRE PLATE; MOTILITY; PLASTIC SURFACES; POLAR FLAGELLIN;

BIOFILMS;

FLAGELLIN; POLYSTYRENE;

BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; BIOFILM; CORRELATION; FECES; FOOD; HYBRIDIZATION; LAGOON; MOTILITY; PATHOGENICITY; PLASTIC; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POROSITY;

AEROMONAS PUNCTATA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILM; CHEESE; COLONY BLOT HYBRIDIZATION; FECES; FISH; FLAGELLUM; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LAGOON; NONHUMAN; ORGANISM HYBRIDIZATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VEGETABLE;

AEROMONAS PUNCTATA;

EID: 78650062494     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2010.02965.x     Document Type: Article

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