Laboratory evaluation on pathogenic potentialities of Vibrio furnissii
Sixteen strains of Vibrio furnissii recovered from 16 Brazilian patients with diarrhea were screened for virulence-associated factors. All strains were non-invasive, non-fimbriated, and did not produce either enterotoxins or cholera-like toxin. In contrast, most were hemolytic on blood agar and thei...
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Language: | English |
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
1993-12-01
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Series: | Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761993000400017 |