Isolation of Mycoplasma genitalium strains from the male urethra

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 286-291

  Jensen, Jørgen Skov ^a   Hansen, Heidi Tams ^a   Lind, Klaus ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MYCOPLASMA; NONHUMAN; NONSPECIFIC URETHRITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MOLLICUTES; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; MYCOPLASMATALES;

EID: 0030049587     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.2.286-291.1996     Document Type: Article

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