Do mosquito-associated bacteria of the genus Asaia circulate in humans?

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1137-1140

  Epis, S ^a,c   Gaibani, P ^b   Ulissi, U ^a   Chouaia, B ^c   Ricci, I ^a   Damiani, C ^a   Sambri, V ^b   Castelli, F ^d   Buelli, F ^d   Daffonchio, D ^c   Bandi, C ^c   Favia, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; ASAIA BOGORENSIS; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE DOSAGE; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ACETOBACTERACEAE; ANIMAL; BLOOD; BLOOD DONOR; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

ACETOBACTERACEAE; ANIMALS; BLOOD; BLOOD DONORS; CULICIDAE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84863851081     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-011-1419-3     Document Type: Article

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