Alternative host model to evaluate Aeromonas virulence.
Romain
Froquet
;
Nathalie
Cherix
;
Sarah E
Burr
;
Joachim
Frey
;
Silvia
Vilches
;
Juan M
Tomas
;
Pierre
Cosson
;
(2007)
Alternative host model to evaluate Aeromonas virulence.
Applied and environmental microbiology, 73 (17).
pp. 5657-5659.
ISSN 0099-2240
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00908-07
Bacterial virulence can only be assessed by confronting bacteria with a host. Here, we present a new simple assay to evaluate Aeromonas virulence, making use of Dictyostelium amoebae as an alternative host model. This assay can be modulated to assess virulence of very different Aeromonas species.
Item Type | Article |
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ISI | 249246700035 |
Date Deposited | 17 Oct 2011 14:40 |
Explore Further
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2042064 (OA Location)
- 10.1128/AEM.00908-07 (DOI)
- 17616616 (PubMed)