Classification and identification of enterococci: A comparative phenotypic, genotypic, and vibrational spectroscopic study

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1763-1770

  Kirschner, C ^a   Maquelin, K ^a   Pina, P ^a   Ngo Thi, N A ^a   Choo Smith, L P ^a   Sockalingum, G D ^a   Sandt, C ^a   Ami, D ^a   Orsini, F ^a   Doglia, S M ^a   Allouch, P ^a   Mainfait, M ^a   Puppels, G J ^a   Naumann, D ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENTEROCOCCUS; GENOTYPE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; REFLECTOMETRY; RNA SEQUENCE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN;

EID: 0035009911     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.5.1763-1770.2001     Document Type: Article

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