Identification of Arthrobacter oxydans, Arthrobacter luteolus sp. nov., and Arthrobacter albus sp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 2412-2415

  Wauters, Georges ^a   Charlier, Jacqueline ^a   Janssens, Michèle ^a   Delmée, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHEMOTAXONOMY; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA GENE;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); ARTHROBACTER ALBUS; ARTHROBACTER CITREUS; ARTHROBACTER CUMMINSII; ARTHROBACTER LUTEOLUS; ARTHROBACTER OXYDANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0034083241     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/.38.6.2412-2415.2000     Document Type: Article

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