Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of clinical strains of CDC group IVc-2

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2618-2622

  Osterhout, Gerard J ^a   Valentine, Joan L ^a   Dick, James D ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCALIGENES; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; GENOTYPE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RALSTONIA; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ALCALIGENES; ALCALIGENES SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BORDETELLA BRONCHISEPTICA; CELL FUSING AGENT VIRUS; NEGIBACTERIA; RALSTONIA PICKETTII; RALSTONIA SOLANACEARUM; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA; WAUTERSIA PAUCULA;

EID: 0031850439     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.9.2618-2622.1998     Document Type: Article

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