Molecular characterization of the genera Proteus, Morganella, and Providencia by ribotyping

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2840-2847

  Pignato, S ^a   Giammanco, G M ^b   Grimont, F ^b   Grimont, P A D ^b   Giammanco, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; MORGANELLA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS; PROVIDENCIA; RIBOTYPING; SEROTYPING; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

MORGANELLA MORGANII; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PROTEUS PENNERI; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PROVIDENCIA ALCALIFACIENS; PROVIDENCIA HEIMBACHAE; PROVIDENCIA RETTGERI; PROVIDENCIA RUSTIGIANII; PROVIDENCIA STUARTII;

EID: 0032804195     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.9.2840-2847.1999     Document Type: Article

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