Variation in hydrogen cyanide production between different strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 409-414

  Gilchrist, F J ^a,c   Alcock, A ^a   Belcher, J ^d   Brady, M ^a   Jones, A ^c   Smith, D ^b   Spanel P ^b,e   Webb, K ^c   Lenney, W ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e J HEYROVSKÝ INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Microbiology; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN CYANIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

HUMANS; HYDROGEN CYANIDE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS;

EID: 80051489603     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00166510     Document Type: Article

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