Species distribution and physiological characterization of Acinetobacter genospecies from healthy human skin of tribal population in India

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 336-345

  Yavankar, S ^a   Pardesi, K ^a   Chopade, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter spp.; Healthy human skin; Modified chromosomal DNA transformation; Tribal population

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; ESTERASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; UREASE;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; ACINETOBACTER HAEMOLYTICUS; ACINETOBACTER JOHNSONNII; ACINETOBACTER JUNII; ACINETOBACTER LWOFFII; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOTYPOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDIA; MALE; PH; SALT TOLERANCE; SKIN; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 37549020036     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.37335     Document Type: Article

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