Biochemical properties of a newly described Escherichia species, Escherichia albertii

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 4852-4854

  Abbott, Sharon L ^a   O'Connor, Jennifer ^b   Robin, Tom ^c,e   Zimmer, Barbara L ^b   Janda, J Michael ^a,d  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^b SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH   (United States)

^c LENOX HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e Sunrise Children's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDOLE; MANNITOL; XYLOSE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA ALBERTII; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; HAFNIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA; YERSINIA RUCKERI;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MANNITOL; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA ALBERTII; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAFNIA; NEGIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA; YERSINIA; YERSINIA RUCKERI;

EID: 0141958188     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.10.4852-4854.2003     Document Type: Article

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