Rapid and sensitive assay for detection of enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 3545-3548

  Zhang, Guangming ^a   Weintraub, Andrej ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTEROTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CELL SEPARATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CYTOTOXICITY; DIARRHEA; FECES CULTURE; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031785181     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.12.3545-3548.1998     Document Type: Article

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