Ocean Warming and Spread of Pathogenic Vibrios in the Aquatic Environment

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 817-825

  Vezzulli, Luigi ^a   Colwell, Rita R ^b   Pruzzo, Carla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; VIBRIO; VIBRIOSIS;

ANIMALS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; SEAWATER; VIBRIO; VIBRIO INFECTIONS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VIBRIO;

EID: 84876933177     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-012-0163-2     Document Type: Review

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