Meddling Vibrio cholerae Murmurs: A Neoteric Advancement in Cholera Research

Indian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 121-130

  Hema, M ^a   Balasubramanian, Srikkanth ^a   Princy, S Adline ^a  

^a SASTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cholera; Multi drug resistance; Quorum sensing; Vibrio cholerae

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925486614     PISSN: 00468991     EISSN: 09737715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12088-015-0520-1     Document Type: Review

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