A molecular study on the prevalence and virulence potential of Aeromonas spp. recovered from patients suffering from diarrhea in Israel

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Senderovich, Yigal ^a   Ken Dror, Shifra ^b   Vainblat, Irina ^b   Blau, Dvora ^b   Izhaki, Ido ^a   Halpern, Malka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFALOTIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; NALIDIXIC ACID; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TETRACYCLINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS PUNCTATA; AEROMONAS TAIWANENSIS; AEROMONAS VERONII; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; TAIWAN; WOUND INFECTION; CLASSIFICATION; FECES; GENETICS; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENY; VIRULENCE;

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS VERONII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROMONAS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; FECES; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; ISRAEL; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857073102     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030070     Document Type: Article

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