Pseudomonas and Burkholderia spp.

Principles and Practice of Clinical Bacteriology: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 427-443

  Pitt, Tyrone L ^a   Simpson, Andrew J H ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burkholderia cepacia complex; Cystic fibrosis and non cystic fibrosis; Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence associated factors; Pseudomonas and Burkholderia spp.; Quorum sensing and acyl homoserine lactones (AHLs)

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958840330     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470017968.ch36     Document Type: Chapter

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