Mycobacterium novocastrense sp. nov., a rapidly growing photochromogenic mycobacterium

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1205-1207

  Shojaei, H ^a   Goodfellow, M ^a   Magee, J G ^b   Freeman, R ^b   Gould, F K ^c   Brignall, C G ^d  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d CUMBERLAND INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; GENE SEQUENCE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM NOVOCASTRENSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE;

EID: 0030856772     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-47-4-1205     Document Type: Article

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