Biochemical characteristics of clinical and environmental isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 408-412

  Wuthiekanun, Vanaporn ^a,b   Smith, M D ^a,b   Dance, D A B ^c   Walsh, Amanda L ^a,b   Pitt, T L ^d   White, N J ^a,b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFTAZIDIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; COLISTIN; DOXYCYCLINE; GENTAMICIN; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BURKHOLDERIA; HUMAN; MELIOIDOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; SOIL MICROFLORA;

EID: 0029967029     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-45-6-408     Document Type: Article

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