The genus Aeromonas: Biochemical characteristics, atypical reactions, and phenotypic identification schemes

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2348-2357

  Abbott, Sharon L ^a   Cheung, Wendy K W ^a   Janda, J Michael ^a,b  

^a Division of Communicable Disease Control   (United States)

^b Microbial Diseases Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE;

AEROMONAS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMPLEX FORMATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERMENTATION; GENUS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTICEMIA; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; WOUND INFECTION;

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS JANDAEI; AEROMONAS MEDIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0037505610     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.6.2348-2357.2003     Document Type: Article

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