Evaluation of the ability of a commercial system to identify Acinetobacter genomic species

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 303-308

  Bernards, A T ^a   Van Der Toorn, J ^b   Van Boven, C P A ^a   Dijkshoorn, L ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DATA BASE; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; GENOME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACINETOBACTER; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0029891841     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01695662     Document Type: Article

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