Two-laboratory collaborative study on identification of mycobacteria: Molecular versus phenotypic methods

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 296-303

  Springer, Burkhard ^a   Stockman, Leslie ^b   Teschner, Kerstin ^a   Roberts, Glenn D ^b   Bottger, Erik C ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; GAS LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENE SEQUENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM;

EID: 0030046515     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.2.296-303.1996     Document Type: Article

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