Composition of mycolic acid molecular species as a criterion in nocardial classification

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 795-801

  Baba, Tuneko ^a   Nishiuchi, Yukiko ^b   Yano, Ikuya ^b  

^a Kobe Shoin Women's University   (Japan)

^b OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYCOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NOCARDIA; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMY;

NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; NOCARDIA FARCINICA; NOCARDIA NOVA;

EID: 0030743068     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-47-3-795     Document Type: Article

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