Genetic diversity and virulence potential of clinical and environmental Aeromonas spp. isolates from a diarrhea outbreak

Genetic diversity and virulence potential of clinical and environmental Aeromonas spp. isolates from a diarrhea outbreak

Abstract Background Aeromonas spp. are gram-negative bacteria that can cause a variety of infections in both humans and animals and play a controversial role in diarrhea outbreaks. Our aim was to identify clinical and environmental Aeromonas isolates associated with a cholera outbreak in a northeast...

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Main Authors: Lívia Christina Alves da Silva, Tereza Cristina Leal-Balbino, Beatriz Souza Toscano de Melo, Carina Lucena Mendes-Marques, Antonio Mauro Rezende, Alzira Maria Paiva de Almeida, Nilma Cintra Leal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Subjects:
Aeromonas
Taxonomy
Virulence
Diarrhea
Outbreaks
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-017-1089-0

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