Species identification of enterococci via intergenic ribosomal PCR

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1054-1060

  Tyrrell, Gregory J ^a,c   Bethune, Robert N ^a   Willey, Barbara ^b   Low, Donald E ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS AVIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS CASSELIFLAVUS; ENTEROCOCCUS DURANS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS GALLINARUM; ENTEROCOCCUS HIRAE; ENTEROCOCCUS MALODORATUS; ENTEROCOCCUS MUNDTII; ENTEROCOCCUS PSEUDOAVIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS RAFFINOSUS;

EID: 0030949841     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.5.1054-1060.1997     Document Type: Article

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