Recovery of Bordetella holmesii from patients with pertussis-like symptoms: Use of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis to characterize circulating strains

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 2330-2333

  Mazengia, Eyob ^a   Silva, Ellen A ^a   Peppe, Joseph A ^a   Timperi, Ralph ^a   George, Harvey ^a,b  

^a Massachusetts Stt Lab Institute   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFALEXIN; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BORDETELLA; GENOTYPE; NASOPHARYNX; NONHUMAN; PERTUSSIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BORDETELLA BRONCHISEPTICA; BORDETELLA HOLMESII; BORDETELLA PARAPERTUSSIS; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0034046014     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/.38.6.2330-2333.2000     Document Type: Article

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