Differentiation of Mycobacterium genavense and Mycobacterium simiae by automated mycolic acid analysis with high-performance liquid chromatography

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 2004-2006

  Ritter, Deborah ^a   Carlson, La Donna C ^b   Logan, Barry K ^a   Ramos, L Scott ^c   Kilburn, James O ^d   Coyle, Marie B ^a,b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Infometrix Inc   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYCOLIC ACID;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM GENAVENSE; MYCOBACTERIUM SIMIAE; NONHUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM GENAVENSE; MYCOBACTERIUM SIMIAE; SIMIAE;

EID: 0029996811     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.8.2004-2006.1996     Document Type: Article

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