Identification of Legionella species by lipopolysaccharide antigen pattern

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3054-3057

  Jürgens, Dagmar ^a   Fehrenbach, Franz J ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILVER STAINING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA SEROGROUP 5; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 1842298209     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.12.3054-3057.1997     Document Type: Article

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