Aerococcus urinae: Intraspecies genetic and phenotypic relatedness

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 28-32

  Christensen, Jens J ^a,f   Whitney, Anne M ^b   Teixeira, Lucia M ^c   Steigerwalt, Arnold G ^b   Facklam, Richard R ^d   Korner, Bent ^e   Brenner, Don J ^b  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

^e BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RNA 16S; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AEROCOCCUS URINAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031033543     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-47-1-28     Document Type: Article

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