Exceptional desiccation tolerance of Acinetobacter radioresistens

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 235-240

  Jawad, A ^a   Snelling, A M ^a   Heritage, J ^a   Hawkey, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter lwoffii; Acinetobacter radioresistens; Desiccation resistance; Genotyping

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DESICCATION; NONHUMAN; RESTRICTION MAPPING; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL TIME; TAXONOMY;

EID: 0031878856     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(98)90263-8     Document Type: Article

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