Gas chromatographic assay of cellular fatty acids and alcohols for the identification of Mycobacterium species

New Microbiologica

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 151-154

  Pinsi, G ^a   Signorini, C ^a   Gelmi, M ^a   Garrafa, E ^a   Albertini, A ^a   Turano, A ^a  

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Author keywords

Alcohols; Fatty acids; Gas chromatography; Mycobacteria

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM;

ALCOHOLS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; FATTY ACIDS; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS;

EID: 0033110057     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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