Application of PCR ribotyping and tDNA-PCR for Klebsiella pneumoniae identification

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 827-832

  Lopes, Ana Catarina S ^a   Rodrigues, Juliana Falcão ^a   Clementino, Maysa B M ^b   Miranda, Catia A C ^b   Nascimento, Ana Paula A ^b   De Morais Jr , Marcos Antônio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b Oswaldo Cruz Foundation   (Brazil)

Author keywords

K. pneumoniae; PCR ribotyping; tDNA PCR

Indexed keywords

ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; KLEBSIELLA; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE SUBSP. OZAENAE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE SUBSP. PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 37049008066     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762007005000113     Document Type: Article

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