Identification of Acinetobacter species isolated from clinical specimens by amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 116, Issue JULY, 2002, Pages 1-4

  Chandra, Rachna ^a   Kapil, Arti ^a   Sharma, Pratibha ^a   Das, Bimal ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter baumannii; Acinetobacter species; ARDRA

Indexed keywords

ALU I RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; CFO I RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; DNA; HEPARIN; MBO I RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; RIBOSOME RNA; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; AMPLIFIED RIBOSOMAL DNA RESTRICTION ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL LABORATORY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMIDIFIER; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TAXONOMIC IDENTIFICATION; TRACHEOSTOMY;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; HUMANS;

EID: 0036663789     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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