Isolation and characterization of lytic bacteriophages of Enterococcus spp.

International Congress Series

Volumn 1289, Issue , 2006, Pages 162-164

  Ramirez B ^a   Centron D ^b   Ramirez M S ^b   Lopardo, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MISIONES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA PROF DR JUAN P GARRAHAN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bacteriophages; Enterococcus; Vancomycin resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645915129     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ics.2005.09.111     Document Type: Article

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