Serum survival of Vibrio vulnificus: Role of genotype, capsule, complement, clinical origin, and in Situ incubation

Pathogens

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 822-832

  Williams, Tiffany C ^a   Ayrapetyan, Mesrop ^a   Ryan, Heather ^a   Oliver, James D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capsule; In situ incubation; Wound infections

Indexed keywords

HEMOLYSIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CAPSULE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; CELL ENCAPSULATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSMOLARITY; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALINITY; TEMPERATURE; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 85000402090     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20760817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/pathogens3040822     Document Type: Article

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