Characterization and subgrouping of Campylobacter concisus strains using protein profiles, conventional biochemical testing and antibiotic susceptibility

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1019-1024

  Aabenhus, Rune ^a   Permin, Henrik ^b   Andersen, Leif P ^a  

^a University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Campylobacter concisus; Characterization; Protein profiles

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; MECILLINAM; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CAMPYLOBACTER CONCISUS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; TAXONOMY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FECES; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 26444520454     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200510000-00003     Document Type: Article

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