Novel method for rapid identification of Nocardia species by detection of preformed enzymes

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 103-107

  Biehle, Jon R ^a   Cavalieri, Stephen J ^a   Felland, Tracy ^b   Zimmer, Barbara L ^b  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NOCARDIA; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; NOCARDIA BRASILIENSIS; NOCARDIA FARCINICA; NOCARDIA NOVA;

BACTERIAL ENZYME;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ASSAY; NOCARDIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHROMOGENIC COMPOUNDS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMAN; NOCARDIA; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0029655352     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.1.103-107.1996     Document Type: Article

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