Variation in metabolic enzyme activity of persistent Haemophilus influenzae in respiratory tracts of patients with cystic fibrosis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1926-1929

  Möller, Lieke V M ^a,c   Grasselier, Henny ^a   Dankert, Jacob ^a   Van Alphen, Loek ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Public Health Service of Groningen   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDOLE; ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SPUTUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE;

EID: 0030014682     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.8.1926-1929.1996     Document Type: Article

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