Evaluation of L-pyrrolidonyl peptidase paper strip test for differentiation of members of the family Enterobacteriaceae, particularly Salmonella spp.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1811-1812

  Inoue, K ^a   Miki, K ^b   Tamura, K ^c   Sakazaki, R ^c  

^a Department of Laboratory Medicine ^*  (Japan)

^b KOBE CITY MEDICAL CENTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0029943102     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.7.1811-1812.1996     Document Type: Article

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