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Braz. j. med. biol. res
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23(5): 437-40, 1990. ilus, tab
Article
in English
| LILACS
| ID: lil-91934
ABSTRACT
Fourteen strains of Aeromonas veronii were isolated from salt and fresh water in Rio de Janeiro and investigated for the presence of birulence factors. Eleven (79%) A. veronii strains were positive for enterotoxin by the suckling-mouse test and thirteen (93%) produced hemolysin. Of the 13 A. veronii strains that produced hemolysin, seven were investigated for cytotoxin production using Vero cells as indicator cells and all of them were positive