Identification and epidemiological relationships of Aeromonas isolates from patients with diarrhea, drinking water and foods

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 203-210

  Pablos, M ^a   Huys, G ^b   Cnockaert, M ^b   Rodriguez Calleja J M ^a   Otero, A ^a   Santos, J A ^a   Garcia Lopez M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aeromonas; Aeromonas epidemiology; Waterborne infection

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS BESTIARUM; AEROMONAS EUCRENOPHILA; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AEROMONAS MEDIA; AEROMONAS PUNCTATA; AEROMONAS SALMONICIDA; AEROMONAS VERONII; AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DIARRHEA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FECES ANALYSIS; FISH MEAT; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RABBIT MEAT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPAIN; WATER CONTAMINATION;

AEROMONAS; DIARRHEA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA GYRASE; FECES; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HUMANS; MEAT; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; SPAIN; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS MEDIA; AEROMONAS PUNCTATA; AEROMONAS SALMONICIDA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 79957588366     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2011.04.006     Document Type: Article

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