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Determination of microbial diversity of Aeromonas strains on the basis of multilocus sequence typing, phenotype, and presence of putative virulence genes.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Jul 2011
Martino Maria Elena, Fasolato Luca, Montemurro Filomena, Rosteghin Marina, Manfrin Amedeo, Patarnello Tomaso, Novelli Enrico, Cardazzo Barbara
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The genus Aeromonas has been described as comprising several species associated with the aquatic environment, which represents their principal reservoir. Aeromonas spp. are commonly isolated from diseased and healthy fish, but the involvement of such bacteria in human infection and gastroenteritis has frequently been reported. The primary challenge in establishing an unequivocal link between the Aeromonas genus...
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