An extensive investigation into the prevalence and the genetic and serological diversity of toxigenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Italian marine coastal waters

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1377-1386

  Ottaviani, D ^a   Leoni, F ^a   Rocchegiani, E ^a   Mioni, R ^c   Costa, A ^d   Virgilio, S ^e   Serracca, L ^f   Bove, D ^g   Canonico, C ^a   Di Cesare, A ^a   Masini, L ^a   Potenziani, S ^a   Caburlotto, G ^b   Ghidini, V ^b   Lleo, M M ^b  

^a ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELL UMBRIA E DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE VENEZIE   (Italy)

^d ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA SICILIA A MIRRI   (Italy)

^e ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA SARDEGNA   (Italy)

^f Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Piemonte e Liguria   (Italy)

^g ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DEL MEZZOGIORNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; SEA WATER; THERMOSTABLE DIRECT HEMOLYSIN RELATED HEMOLYSIN PROTEIN, VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS; THERMOSTABLE DIRECT HEMOLYSIN-RELATED HEMOLYSIN PROTEIN, VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLASSIFICATION; FISH; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANKTON; PREVALENCE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEA FOOD; SEROTYPING; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS; VIBRIOSIS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; FISHES; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC VARIATION; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; ITALY; PLANKTON; PREVALENCE; SEAFOOD; SEAWATER; SEROTYPING; VIBRIO INFECTIONS; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

BIVALVIA; OSTREIDAE; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 84876477318     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2012.02839.x     Document Type: Article

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