Rapid identification of Burkholderia pseudomallei by latex agglutination based on an exopolysaccharide-specific monoclonal antibody

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 225-228

  Steinmetz, I ^a   Reganzerowski, A ^a   Brenneke, B ^a   Haussler S ^a   Simpson, A ^b   White, N J ^b  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 DEOXY MANNO OCTULOSONIC ACID; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; GALACTOSE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032934246     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.1.225-228.1999     Document Type: Article

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