Phospholipid profiles of Clostridium difficile

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 5844-5846

  Drucker, D B ^a   Wardle, H M ^b   Boote, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLIPIN; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; PHOSPHATIDYLGLYCEROL; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLITIS; DIARRHEA; FAST ATOM BOMBARDMENT MASS SPECTROMETRY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029793344     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.19.5844-5846.1996     Document Type: Article

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