Behavior of Yersinia enterocolitica in the presence of the Bacterivorous Acanthamoeba castellanii

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 79, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 6407-6413

  Lambrecht, E ^a   Bare J ^a   Van Damme, I ^a   Bert, W ^a   Sabbe, K ^a   Houf, K ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CO-CULTIVATION; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; FOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; INTRACELLULAR SURVIVAL; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PERMEABILIZATION; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

BACTERIA; DISEASES; ECOLOGY; NUTRIENTS; THERMAL LOGGING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

PROTOZOA;

BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PATHOGEN; PROTOZOAN; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; ORGANISMAL INTERACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; TEMPERATURE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 84885052760     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01915-13     Document Type: Article

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