Heterogeneity within Corynebacterium minutissimum strains is explained by misidentified Corynebacterium amycolatum strains

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 378-383

  Zinkernagel, Annelies S ^a   Von Graevenitz, Alexander ^a   Funke, Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Corynebacterium amycolatum; Corynebacterium minutissimum; Identification; Infection; Numerical taxonomy

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; MYCOLIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID; SUCCINIC ACID;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHEMOTAXONOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029775611     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/106.3.378     Document Type: Article

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