Application of minimal sequence quality values prevents misidentification of the blaSHV type in single bacterial isolates carrying different SHV extended-spectrum β-lactamase genes

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1896-1898

  Al Naiemi, Nashwan ^a   Schipper, Kim ^a   Duim, Birgitta ^a   Bart, Aldert ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLA SHV GENE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLELES; BACTERIA; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-LACTAMASES; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33646587661     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.44.5.1896-1898.2006     Document Type: Article

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