Acinetobacter species in clinical specimens: Biotypes and serotypes of Acinetobacter baumannii strains isolated in São Paulo, Brazil

Revista de Microbiologia

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 116-121

  Vaz, Tânia M Ibelli ^a   Gonçalves, Célia Rodrigues ^a   Ghilardi, Ângela C Rodrigues ^a   Araújo, Eliane ^a   De Fátima Boni, Regina ^a   Neme, Suzel Nogueira ^a   Medeiros, Marta I Cazentini ^a   Irino, Kinue ^a  

^a INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter; Acinetobacter baumannir; Biotypes; Serotypes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040340591     PISSN: 00013714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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