Typing of nosocomial strains of Serratia marcescens: Comparison of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis of macrorestriction fragments with biotyping, esterase typing and ribotyping

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 137-143

  Chetoui, H ^a   Delhalle, E ^a   Melin, P ^a   Struelens, M J ^b   De Ryck, R ^b   Osterrieth, P ^a   De Mol, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biotyping; Epidemiology; Esterase typing; Hospital; Macrorestriction typing; Nosocomial infections; Ribotyping; Serratia marcescens

Indexed keywords

ESTERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT; RIBOTYPING; SEROTYPING; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

EID: 0032007273     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(98)80028-4     Document Type: Article

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