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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Main Authors: Vera Magalhães, Adauto Castello Filho, Macelo Magalhães, Tania T. Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1993-12-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761993000400017