Comparison of three methods for identification of Streptococcus milleri group isolates to species level

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 128-131

  Limia, A ^a   Alarcon T ^a   Jimenez M L ^a   Lopez Brea M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; GENOTYPE; HYBRIDIZATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS CONSTELLATUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MILLERI;

EID: 0034105543     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960050444     Document Type: Article

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