Evaluation of the BBL crystal anaerobe identification system

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3186-3191

  Cavallaro, Joseph J ^a,b   Wiggs, Lois S ^a   Miller, J Michael ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACTERIA; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CAMPYLOBACTER; CLOSTRIDIUM; DESULFOVIBRIO; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; LEPTOTHRIX; MOBILUNCUS; NONHUMAN; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PORPHYROMONAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; VEILLONELLA;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); ACTINOMYCES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CAMPYLOBACTER; CLOSTRIDIUM INNOCUUM; CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI; DESULFOVIBRIO; LEPTOTHRIX; LEPTOTRICHIA; MOBILUNCUS; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PORPHYROMONAS; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; VEILLONELLA;

EID: 0030724351     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.12.3186-3191.1997     Document Type: Article

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