Comparison of three commercial rapid identification systems for the unusual gram-positive cocci Dolosigranulum pigrum, Ignavigranum ruoffiae, and Facklamia species

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 2037-2042

  Laclaire, Leslye L ^a   Facklam, Richard R ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DOLOSIGRANULUM PIGRUM; FACKLAMIA; GEMELLA; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; IGNAVIGRANUM RUOFFIAE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS;

ALLOIOCOCCUS OTITIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DOLOSIGRANULUM PIGRUM; FACKLAMIA; GEMELLA; IGNAVIGRANUM RUOFFIAE; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS;

EID: 0034130687     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/.38.6.2037-2042.2000     Document Type: Article

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