Species-specific and ubiquitous-DNA-based assays for rapid identification of Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 618-623

  Martineau, Francis ^a,b   Picard, François J ^a   Roy, Paul H ^a,b   Ouellette, Marc ^a,b   Bergeron, Michel G ^a,b,c  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; DNA DETERMINATION; ENDOCARDITIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0031939037     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.3.618-623.1998     Document Type: Article

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