Potential for gene transfer among enterococci from a single patient and the possibility of confounding typing results

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1722-1727

  Petts, D N ^a   Noble, W C ^b   Howell, S A ^b  

^a BASILDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURN; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENE ISOLATION; GENE TRANSFER; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030990019     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.7.1722-1727.1997     Document Type: Article

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