Evaluation of phenotypic characteristics for differentiation of enterococcal species using an example based algorithm

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 201-205

  Bejuk, Danijela ^a   Begovac, Josip ^b   Gamberger, Dragan ^c   Kučišec Tepeš, Nastja ^a  

^a Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences   (Croatia)

^b Croatia   (Croatia)

^c RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABINOSE; MANNITOL; PYRUVATE SODIUM; XYLOSE;

ACIDIFICATION; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ALGORITHMS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; ENTEROCOCCUS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PHENOTYPE; SOFTWARE;

EID: 0034527965     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(00)00206-6     Document Type: Article

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