Atypical phenotypic characteristics of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from an outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit in Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 273-277

  Otman, J ^a   Perugini, M E ^a   Tognim, M C B ^b   Vidotto, M C ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Genetic variation; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Ornithinolytic; REP PCR

Indexed keywords

ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; KLEBSIELLA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; KLEBSIELLA SP.;

EID: 34447118877     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822007000200016     Document Type: Article

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