The development and assessment of a bacteriocin typing method for Klebsiella

Journal of Hygiene

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1979, Pages 207-223

  Edmondson, A S ^a   Mary Cooke, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; KLEBSIELLA; METHODOLOGY; SEROTYPING;

BACTERIOCINS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; SEROTYPING;

EID: 0018424549     PISSN: 00221724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022172400025626     Document Type: Article

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