Anomalous but helpful findings from the BBL crystal ID kit with Haemophilus spp.

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 47-48

  Hamilton Miller, J M T ^a   Shah, S ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOUR REACTIONS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HAEMOPHILUS PARAINFLUENZAE; NONHUMAN; PASTEURELLA;

EID: 0030054755     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.1996.tb00026.x     Document Type: Article

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