Mycobacterium lentiflavum as an emerging causative agent of cervical lymphadenitis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 3894-3897

  Piersimoni, Claudio ^a,c   Goteri, Gaia ^a   Nista, Domenico ^a   Mariottini, Alessandro ^b   Mazzarelli, Gianna ^b   Bornigia, Stefano ^a  

^a United Hospitals   (Italy)

^b CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c United Hospitals   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYCOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHADENITIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM LENTIFLAVUM; ORAL SURGERY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BASE SEQUENCE; CELL WALL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOLIC ACIDS; PHENOTYPE; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TUBERCULOSIS, LYMPH NODE;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM LENTIFLAVUM; POMACANTHUS MACULOSUS; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 3843139446     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.8.3894-3897.2004     Document Type: Article

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