Comparison of BBL crystal® ANR ID kit and API rapid ID 32 A for identification of anaerobic bacteria

Zentralblatt fur Bakteriologie

Volumn 284, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 329-347

  Moll, Wiltrud M ^a   Ungerechts, Josefine ^a   Marklein, Günter ^a   Schaal, Klaus P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

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EID: 0030199049     PISSN: 09348840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0934-8840(96)80109-5     Document Type: Article

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