β-Lactamase-producing strains in the species Prevotella intermedia and Prevotella nigrescens

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 36-40

  Bernal, L A ^a   Guillot, E ^a   Paquet, C ^a   Mouton, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Etest; PCR DNA probe; Prevotella intermedia; Prevotella nigrescens; lactamase

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031983687     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-302X.1998.tb00748.x     Document Type: Article

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