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Characterisation of Aeromonas spp. isolated from frozen fish intended for human consumption in Mexico.
International journal of food microbiology - 15 Jul 2003
Castro-Escarpulli G, Figueras M J, Aguilera-Arreola G, Soler L, Fernández-Rendón E, Aparicio G O, Guarro J, Chacón M R
Abstract excerpt
A total of 82 strains of presumptive Aeromonas spp. were identified biochemically and genetically (16S rDNA-RFLP). The strains were isolated from 250 samples of frozen fish (Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus niloticus) purchased in local markets in Mexico City. In the present study, we detected the presence of several genes encoding for putative virulence factors and phenotypic activities that may play an important...
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