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Invasive phenotype of Vibrio parahaemolyticus.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Sept 1997
Akeda Y, Nagayama K, Yamamoto K, Honda T
Abstract excerpt
Many studies have been done on the virulence factors of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, which causes acute gastroenteritis. Invasion by this bacterium of culture cells in vitro, however, has not been clearly demonstrated. To assess the invasive ability of V. parahaemolyticus, quantitative studies using antibiotic survival assays were done. Of 21 isolates examined, 4 could invade Caco-2 cells, a human colon...
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