Isolation and identification of Aeromonas species from human stools

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 305-308

  Ahmed, Altaf ^a   Hafiz, Salim ^a   Zafar, Afia ^a   Shamsi, Tahir ^a   Rizvi, Jamiluddin ^a   Syed, Serajuddaula ^a  

^a ZIAUDDIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS; ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIARRHEA; FECES; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

AEROMONAS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; DIARRHEA; FECES; HUMANS;

EID: 0031304160     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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