Prevalence, species differentiation, haemolytic activity, and antibiotic susceptibility of aeromonads in untreated well water

Prevalence, species differentiation, haemolytic activity, and antibiotic susceptibility of aeromonads in untreated well water

The use of untreated water for drinking and other activities have been associated with intestinal and extraintestinal infections in humans due to Aeromonas species. In the present study aeromonads were isolated from 48.7% of 1,000 water samples obtained from wells and other miscellaneous sources. Ae...

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Main Authors: Khalifa Sifaw Ghenghesh, Abdelmula El-Ghodban, Rabia Dkakni, Salaheddin Abeid, Abdurazzaq Altomi, Tarhuni Abdussalam, Karoly Marialigeti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2001-02-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Aeromonas
water
haemolysin
erythrocytes
antibiotics
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762001000200006

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