Simplified panel of assimilation tests for identification of Acinetobacter species

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 700-706

  Kenchappa, Prashanth ^a,b   Sreenivasmurthy, Badrinath ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b CENTRE FOR DNA FINGERPRINTING AND DIAGNOSTICS   (India)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter species; Assimilation tests; Phenotypic identification

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CARBON FIXATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS INFECTION; HUMAN; INDIA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INDIA; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 2342444210     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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