Isolation of urease-positive Vibrio parahaemolyticus from diarrheal patients in Northeast Brazi Vibrio parahaemolyticus urease-positivos de pacientes diarréicos no Nordeste do Brasil
Of 21 human fecal strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, isolated on the Northeast Coast of Brazil, eight (38%) were urease positive. Most of these strains, in contrast to the urease-negative ones, did not produce the hemolysin responsible for the Kanagawa phenomenon.<br>De 21 linhagens de Vibrio...
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Universidade de São Paulo
1991-08-01
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Series: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651991000400004 |