Heterogeneity of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus strains (MRSA) characterized by flow cytometry

Current Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 78-80

  Jarzembowski, Tomasz ^a   Wiśniewska, Katarzyna ^a   Jóźwik, Agnieszka ^a   Witkowski, Jacek ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BORON COMPOUNDS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PENICILLINS; PHYLOGENY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 67349240369     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: 14320991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-009-9395-x     Document Type: Article

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