Identification of Clostridium botulinum with API 20 A, Rapid ID 32 A and RapID ANA II

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 267-274

  Lindström, Miia K ^a   Jankola, Heidi M ^a   Hielm, Sebastian ^a   Hyytiä, Eija K ^a   Korkeala, Hannu J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Clostridium botulinum; Commercial identification test system; Identification

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CLOSTRIDIUM SPOROGENES; DEVICE; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; HUMANS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032796169     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(99)00041-3     Document Type: Article

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