Identification of clinical isolates of indole-positive Klebsiella spp., including Klebsiella planticola, and a genetic and molecular analysis of their β-lactamases

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2365-2369

  Liu, Yue ^a   Mee, Brian J ^a   Mulgrave, Leigh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE; INDOLE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ISOELECTRIC POINT; KLEBSIELLA; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); KLEBSIELLA; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; OXY; RAOULTELLA PLANTICOLA;

EID: 0030838574     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.9.2365-2369.1997     Document Type: Article

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