Identification of Hafnia alvei with the MicroScan WalkAway system

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 4186-4188

  Rodriguez L A ^a   Vivas, J ^a   Gallardo, C S ^a   Acosta, F ^b   Barbeyto, L ^c   Real, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^c Hospital Cristal Pinor   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERMENTATION; GASTROENTERITIS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HAFNIA ALVEI; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; HAFNIA ALVEI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0345580294     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.12.4186-4188.1999     Document Type: Article

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