Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of atypical Lactococcus garvieae strains isolated from water buffalos with subclinical mastitis and confirmation of L. garvieae as a senior subjective synonym of Enterococcus seriolicida

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 664-668

  Teixeira, Lúcia M ^a,d,e   Merquior, Vânia Lúcia C ^a,b   Vianni, Maria Da Conceição E ^a,c   Carvalho, Maria Da Glória S ^a   Fracalanzza, Sérgio E L ^a   Steigerwalt, Arnold G ^d   Brenner, Don J ^d   Facklam, Richard R ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BUFFALO; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; GENOTYPE; LACTOCOCCUS; MASTITIS; NOMENCLATURE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMY;

EID: 0029680326     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-46-3-664     Document Type: Article

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