Epidemiological typing of Klebsiella pneumoniae by pyrolysis mass spectrometry

Zentralblatt fur Bakteriologie

Volumn 285, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 252-257

  Jackson, R M ^a   Heginbothom, M L ^a   Magee, J T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0029679469     PISSN: 09348840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0934-8840(97)80032-1     Document Type: Article

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