Screening of Staphylococcus aureus nasal strains isolated from medical students for toxin genes

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 225-229

  Piechowicz, L ^a   Garbacz, K ^a   Wisniewska K ^a   Dabrowska Szponar M ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79960055264     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12223-011-0041-1     Document Type: Article

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